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A fancy color cushion cut diamond combines a squared, rounded-corner "pillow" outline with a mixed brilliant-and-step facet pattern, which holds fancy color evenly across the face-up view. It's the single most-stocked fancy color shape in the trade — Guru Diam carries 181 IGI-certified, CVD-grown fancy color cushions on hand, across yellow, pink, blue, green, and champagne.
Cushion is the default shape most buyers reach for first when a client asks for a fancy color diamond, and the inventory numbers back that up: it's the highest-volume fancy color shape in our stock, ahead of every other cut. That's not an accident of supply — it's a function of how the cushion cut is built.
What is a fancy color cushion cut diamond?
A cushion cut is a square-to-rectangular outline with rounded, "pillow" corners, cut with a mixed facet arrangement — a brilliant-style crown for fire, paired with a pavilion that's cut slightly broader and flatter than a round brilliant's. That pavilion geometry is the reason cushion dominates fancy color inventory: it reflects color back through the table more efficiently than a fully brilliant-cut pavilion does, without sacrificing the scintillation a step cut would give up. Buyers get saturation and sparkle in the same stone, which is why cushion reads as the "safe," versatile choice for engagement rings, halos, and statement pieces alike.
Guru Diam's fancy color cushion inventory spans the full locked color palette — yellow, pink, blue, green, and champagne — cut CVD-grown and certified IGI as standard, with GIA available on request for any stone in inventory.
Why the cushion cut shows fancy color so well
Color in a colored diamond comes from how light interacts with the crystal lattice as it bounces between facets before exiting through the crown. A round brilliant is engineered to maximize white-light fire, which means it scatters and breaks up light into small flashes — great for colorless stones, less great for color, because it dilutes saturation into a mosaic of light and dark facets. A cushion's broader, mixed facet structure does the opposite: fewer, larger reflective surfaces mean color reads as continuous rather than fragmented, so a cushion-cut fancy yellow or fancy pink shows richer, more even color face-up than a round brilliant of the same rough color grade.
The rounded corners matter too — they're less prone to chipping than a pointed or sharp-cornered shape, which matters in fancy color stones where the client is often paying a premium for saturation and can't afford a damaged girdle to force a re-cut that costs color along with weight.
Fancy color cushion: spec and availability
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Outline | Square to rectangular, rounded "pillow" corners |
| Facet style | Mixed — brilliant crown, broader pavilion facets |
| Color palette (Guru Diam) | Yellow, Pink, Blue, Green, Champagne |
| Growth method | CVD-grown |
| Certification | IGI standard; GIA available on request |
| Stone type | Certified single stones (not melee) |
| On-hand count | 181 pieces |
| Typical uses | Engagement ring center stones, halo settings, statement rings, pendants |
Sourcing fancy color cushion diamonds wholesale
Fancy color diamonds are priced and sourced differently from colorless stones — color intensity and evenness matter as much as clarity, and supply for any given color-and-carat combination is genuinely limited even in lab-grown production. Cushion is where that supply is deepest: with 181 pieces on hand across the full color palette, it's the shape most likely to have your exact size and color combination already in stock rather than on a made-to-order timeline.
Guru Diam sources fancy color cushion diamonds as wholesale, trade-only inventory — no retail markup — from our New York Diamond District desk (36 West 47th Street, Suite 601A) and our Los Angeles office (607 South Hill Street). In-stock pieces ship same-day from New York. For a custom setting, CAD-to-finished-piece turnaround runs 4–6 days. For the full fancy color category across every shape, see our fancy color lab-grown diamonds overview.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a fancy color cushion cut diamond? A fancy color cushion cut diamond is a colored diamond cut in the cushion shape — a square or rectangular outline with rounded corners and a mixed brilliant-and-step facet pattern. The broader pavilion facets hold and reflect color more evenly than a fully brilliant cut, which is why cushion is the most common shape choice for fancy color stones.
Why is cushion the most popular shape for fancy color diamonds? Cushion's mixed facet structure shows color as continuous saturation rather than scattering it into small flashes the way a round brilliant does, while still delivering meaningful fire. That combination of strong color performance and everyday wearability is why cushion is Guru Diam's highest-volume fancy color shape, with 181 pieces on hand.
Are fancy color cushion diamonds lab-grown, and are they certified? Yes. Guru Diam's fancy color cushion inventory is CVD-grown and IGI-certified as standard, with GIA certification available on request. All pieces are certified single stones, not melee.
What colors are available in fancy color cushion cut? Guru Diam carries fancy color cushion diamonds in yellow, pink, blue, green, and champagne.
How fast can I get a fancy color cushion stone or a finished custom piece? In-stock pieces ship same-day from New York. For a custom setting, CAD-to-finished-piece turnaround runs 4–6 days from our New York and Los Angeles desks.
