Birthstones by Color

Introduction

If you are thinking of buying a loved one a gift on their birthday, what could be more perfect than a gemstone historically and spiritually linked to their month of birth? Find out their favorite color and surprise them on their special day.

If you are planning to buy a birthstone for yourself you may not have had much choice in what day you were born but you can certainly choose the color you like.

Some months have every color in the rainbow while others have more subtle variations, let us guide you through each birthstone’s color options.

January Birthstone Colors

January Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Yellow to Golden	Mali Garnet
	Yellow to Greenish-Yellow	Grossularite Garnet
	Multicolor	Color Change Garnet
	Raspberry Red	Rhodolite Garnet
	Rose to Pinkish-Rose	Malaya Garnet
	Red	Almandine Garnet
	Red to Dark Red	Pyrope Garnet
	Bright Orange to Rich Orange	Spessartite Garnet
	Orange to Deep Orange	Hessonite Garnet
	Yellow to Orange	Mali Garnet
	Green	Demantoid Garnet
	Green	Tsavorite Garnet

February Birthstone Colors

February Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Violet to Purple	Amethyst

March Birthstone Colors

March Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Blue to Greenish Blue	Aquamarine
	Deep Green with Red Spots	Bloodstone / secondary

April Birthstone Colors

April Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	White, Brown, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow	Diamond
	All Colors	Sapphire / secondary
	Multicolor	Opal / secondary
	White	White Topaz / secondary

May Birthstone Colors

May Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Green	Emerald
	Multicolor	Agate / secondary
	Green	Chrysoprase / secondary

June Birthstone Colors

June Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Multicolor	Pearl
	Cream, White, Brown, Gray, Orange	Moonstone
	Green, Blue, Purple	Alexandrite / secondary

July Birthstone Colors

July Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Red, Pinkish-Red	Ruby
	Black	Onyx / secondary
	Blue, Green	Turquoise / secondary

August Birthstone Colors

August Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Green	Peridot
	Red, Pink, Blue, Gray, Black, White, Violet, Pastels	Spinel / secondary
	Multicolor	Sardonyx / secondary

September Birthstone Colors

September Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	All Colors	Loose Sapphire
	Blue	Lapis Lazuli / secondary

October Birthstone Colors

October Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Multicolor	Opal
	All Colors	Tourmaline

November Birthstone Colors

November Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Yellow to Golden	Citrine
	Blue, White, Orange, Green	Topaz

December Birthstone Colors

December Birthstone Colors - Summary Table

	Color	Gem Type
	Blue, Blue-Green	Turquoise
	Blue, Violet-Blue	Tanzanite
	Blue, Orange, Brown, Green, White, Golden	Zircon

So there we have it, our visual guide to the countless colors available in birthstones. Use our color selection tools to find your ideal gemstone gift today.

Where did the idea of birthstones come from? Having a connection to a particular gemstone goes back centuries in both Eastern and Western cultures.

The bible mentions the breastplate of Moses' brother, Aaron, with its twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel.

To learn all about birthstones please see our collection of "Birthstones By month" articles here

Zodiac signs and astrology have also played their part and Hindu traditions chart the hour, day and year of your birth to determine which of the nine sacred gemstones you should wear.

Calendars, beliefs and customs have changed but we still love the idea that one or two gemstones are special to us.

It would be a little cynical (but not wrong) to feel that our modern birthstones are just a marketing ploy launched by the Jeweler's Association in 1912 to sell more gemstones.

Adding the newly discovered Tanzanite in 2002 and the criminally neglected Spinel in 2016 does hint at the influence of an advertizing agency.

But I say let's just enjoy another reason to own such a lovely piece of the natural world.