Yellow Sapphire

he tricks with yellow sapphires is finding good quality stones in larger sizes. Gems 1 carat and less of sound clarity and color are relatively common. They’re usually easy to find and affordable. As are light yellow stones in larger sizes, upwards of 2 carats. However, fine yellow sapphires with excellent color saturation can be hard to find in 1-carat sizes. Fine sapphire in large sizes is somewhat limited by sourcing.

In addition to looking at how vivid and rich the gem is, watch out for different underlying tones. On a color wheel, you’ll notice that green and orange appear on either side of yellow. Either of these colors can give your yellow sapphire a different hue. Sapphires that are too dark, too washed out, too green, or too orange are considerably less valuable than brilliant,