

Of course it is hard to describe the color of this sapphire, but it truly is pinkish orange. Given there is a lot of confusion and contention, it is imperative to consider for yourself what shade or spectrum of an orange sapphire you love. And yet, padparadscha or orange sapphire, they are all corundums. Hence when it falls into a certain color spectrum (and this differs from gemologist to gemologist), it is reported as a padparadscha and not just an orange sapphire.


In gemmology, the padparadscha sapphire is evaluated based on qualitative values of color spectrum more than it is strictly defined quantitatively. If you’ve looked at many padparadscha sapphires, you will notice one padparadscha sapphire can be very different from another, as if they are wholly different gems. 4.37ct natural unheated orange sapphire in an oval cut.Ĭertified as a padparadscha, this is an intense pinkish orange sapphire.
