
Color
Tahiti Cultured Pearls offer an extensive array of colors and they all are natural. This is what makes their precious difference.
They generally have a body color enriched by at least one overtone color. There exists a wide range of body colors, the predominant basic colors of a Tahiti Cultured Pearl being: black, grey, blue, green and brown. Overtone colors on dark-colored pearls are pink, blue, gold, silver and a reddish purple. These overtones may be present in a variety of combinations and are considered a plus factor. Specific names are given to those colors:
- "Peacock" : greenish black
- "Cherry" or "Aubergine" : purplish black
- "Champagne": yellowish grey
- "Pistachio" : greenish grey
- "Lavender" : bluish black
- "Tahitian gold" : golden black
- "Pigeon grey" : purplish grey
- "Silver" : grey
- "Moon grey" : pale grey
- "Orient grey" : surface iridescence
Download photo illustrations of these colors.
