Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar colors are white and cream (a light yellowish brown). Black, gray, and silver are also fairly common, but the palette of pearl colors extends to every hue.

Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar colors are white and cream (a light yellowish brown). Black, gray, and silver are also fairly common, but the palette of pearl colors extends to every hue.

Color: Natural and cultured pearls occur in a broad range of hues. There are warm hues like yellow, orange, and pink, and cool hues like blue, green, and violet. Pearls have a wide range of tone from light to dark. Pearl colors tend to be muted, with a soft, subtle quality.

Jun 28, 2016 · If pearls are your gemstone of choice, you’ll want to learn more about GIA’s 7 Pearl Value Factors™ – the criteria GIA uses to classify and describe pearl quality. Read on to learn about how pearl quality is determined and what you …

While pearls can naturally occur in every hue and be very saturated in color, pearl colors can be treated to alter their appearance. The most common color treatment is dyeing, and it is more common with freshwater pearls than saltwater pearls.

Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—natural and cultured—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar are white and cream, but the palette of colors extends to every hue. Natural pearls form around a microscopic irritant in the bodies of certain mollusks.

South Sea pearls are the largest of the cultured pearls, and are usually white or varying shades of yellow, often referred to in the trade as “Golden.” They are saltwater pearls and typically range in size from 8.00 mm to 18.00 mm, and while they are most often round, they can occur in …

Oct 22, 2020 · This study proves that GIA’s current testing protocols are effective in detecting color treatments in freshwater cultured pearls. The color origin of fancy-color Edison pearls can be confidently determined with a combination of conventional gemological tests and advanced analytical methods.

This quahog pearl’s large size, clean surface, fabulous luster, near-round shape, and evenly distributed rich color combine to make it an exceptionally fine and rare example of its type.

Pearl body colors vary by variety. Although white and black are traditional, unusual colors are becoming more popular. Overtones in a pearl’s luster and the rainbow iridescence known as orient also add to the color of a pearl.