D Color

Live pricing and availability for D color diamonds across natural and lab-grown origins.

Total listings
9,830,869
Natural median (CAD)
$3,602/ct
Lab-grown median (CAD)
$760/ct

What D Color Means for Buyers

D sits on the GIA color scale that runs from D (colorless) at the top through to Z (faint yellow or brown). The higher up you go toward D, the rarer the stone and the steeper the price curve. But a huge number of buyers never tell the difference between two adjacent grades in a finished ring, especially once the diamond is mounted in yellow or rose gold.

Right now we're tracking 9,830,869 active D color listings across our retailer network. The typical natural D diamond trades around $3,602/ct while the lab-grown equivalent sits at $760/ct. Roughly a 79% gap that reflects the broader natural-vs-lab pricing gap, not a quality difference at this grade.

D commands a modest 9.8% premium over the neighboring E grade. For buyers who prioritise face-up appearance over spec sheets, E delivers almost all of the visual quality for noticeably less. Pay for D only if you care about the grade showing on the cert.

D shows up most often in ROUND. About 3,353,515 listings at this moment. Followed by OVAL. Most of the supply clusters around the 1.0-1.49ct carat range, where demand is strongest and retailers keep the deepest inventory. If you're shopping an unusual shape or carat, expect thinner selection.

For most engagement-ring buyers, the practical sweet spot for color is G or H. Colorless-appearing face-up, still a near-colorless grade on paper, and priced 30 to 50% below the D-E tier. If you're setting the stone in yellow or rose gold, you can comfortably go down to I or J without the stone looking warm. Save the money for a better cut grade; cut drives sparkle far more than the last step of color.

Breakdown by Shape

ShapeOriginListingsMedian (CAD)
ROUNDlab grown3,353,515$670/ct
OVALlab grown1,330,073$826/ct
ROUNDnatural932,887$3,671/ct
PEARlab grown757,720$784/ct
EMERALDlab grown561,744$793/ct
RADIANTlab grown483,243$887/ct
CUSHIONlab grown463,817$862/ct
MARQUISElab grown440,703$918/ct
PRINCESSlab grown298,653$846/ct
OVALnatural216,161$3,892/ct
PEARnatural199,129$3,361/ct
HEARTlab grown183,212$685/ct
EMERALDnatural126,282$3,263/ct
ASSCHERlab grown125,481$798/ct
MARQUISEnatural101,590$3,326/ct
CUSHIONnatural59,234$4,027/ct
HEARTnatural48,980$3,480/ct
PRINCESSnatural41,574$2,932/ct
OTHERlab grown37,958$1,002/ct
RADIANTnatural34,572$3,598/ct
ASSCHERnatural17,855$3,766/ct
TRILLIONlab grown8,660$921/ct
OTHERnatural3,837$4,640/ct
BAGUETTElab grown1,939$460/ct
BAGUETTEnatural1,233$4,666/ct
SQ_RADIANTlab grown595$634/ct
TRILLIONnatural311$5,145/ct
ROUNDunknown48$1,781/ct
OVALunknown42$3,256/ct
SQ_RADIANTnatural20$2,967/ct
EMERALDunknown15$700/ct
RADIANTunknown7$3,581/ct
PRINCESSunknown7$2,851/ct
PEARunknown5$3,323/ct

Breakdown by Carat

CaratOriginListingsMedian (CAD)
0.5-0.99ctnatural749,765$3,456/ct
0.5-0.99ctlab grown1,315,556$784/ct
0.5-0.99ctunknown4$4,921/ct
1.0-1.49ctnatural254,058$6,617/ct
1.0-1.49ctlab grown2,355,480$626/ct
1.0-1.49ctunknown29$1,611/ct
1.5-1.99ctnatural87,383$10,710/ct
1.5-1.99ctlab grown1,483,558$653/ct
1.5-1.99ctunknown22$1,884/ct
2.0-2.99ctnatural64,152$17,074/ct
2.0-2.99ctlab grown1,291,486$845/ct
2.0-2.99ctunknown46$3,332/ct
3.0ct+natural24,417$26,780/ct
3.0ct+lab grown1,003,146$1,274/ct
3.0ct+unknown24$3,514/ct
under-0.5ctnatural603,890$2,777/ct
under-0.5ctlab grown598,541$872/ct
under-0.5ctunknown7$2,816/ct
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