What can I find in this article?
- January Birthstone Colors
- February Birthstone Colors
- March Birthstone Colors
- April Birthstone Colors
- May Birthstone Colors
- June Birthstone Colors
- July Birthstone Colors
- August Birthstone Colors
- September Birthstone Colors
- October Birthstone Colors
- November Birthstone Colors
- December Birthstone Colors
Birthstones by Color
![Birthstone Colors by GemSelect](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/birthstone-colors_gemselect.jpg)
Introduction
Birthstones have long been associated with specific months and are believed to bring luck, protection, and various benefits to those who wear them. 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 birthstones by color options.
![Tsavorite Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/tsavorite-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Demantoid Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/demantoid-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Mali Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/mali-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Hessonite Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/hessonite-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Spessartite Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/spessartite-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Pyrope Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/pyrope-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Almandine Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/almandine-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Malaya Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/malaya-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Rhodolite Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/rhodolite-garnet-gemstones.jpg)
![Grossularite Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/grossularite-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Mali Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/mali-garnet_gemselect.jpg)
![Color Change Garnet](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/color-change-garnet-gems.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Yellow to Golden |
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Yellow to Greenish-Yellow |
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Multicolor |
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Raspberry Red |
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Rose to Pinkish-Rose |
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Red |
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Red to Dark Red |
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Bright Orange to Rich Orange |
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Orange to Deep Orange |
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Yellow to Orange |
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Green |
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Green |
![Amethyst Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/amethyst-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Violet to Purple |
![Aquamarine Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/blue-aquamarine_gemselect.jpg)
![Bloodstone Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/bloodstone-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Blue to Greenish Blue |
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Deep Green with Red Spots |
Bloodstone / secondary |
![Diamond Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/colored-diamonds_gemselect.jpg)
![Sapphire Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/colored-sapphires.jpg)
![Multicolor Opal Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/opal-gem-name.jpg)
![White Topaz Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/white-topaz_gemselect.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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White, Brown, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow |
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All Colors |
Sapphire / secondary |
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Multicolor |
Opal / secondary |
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White |
White Topaz / secondary |
![Emerald Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/green-emerald_gemselect.jpg)
![Agate Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/agate-gem-name.jpg)
![Chrysoprase Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/chrysoprase-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Green |
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Multicolor |
Agate / secondary |
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Green |
Chrysoprase / secondary |
![Pearl Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/pearl-gem-name.jpg)
![Moonstone Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/moonstone-gem-name.jpg)
![Alexandrite Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/alexandrite-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Multicolor |
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Cream, White, Brown, Gray, Orange |
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Green, Blue, Purple |
Alexandrite / secondary |
![Ruby Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/ruby-gem-name.jpg)
![Onyx Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/onyx-gem-name.jpg)
![Turquoise Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/turquoise-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Red, Pinkish-Red |
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Black |
Onyx / secondary |
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Blue, Green |
Turquoise / secondary |
![Peridot Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/peridot-gem-name.jpg)
![Spinel Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/spinel-gem-name1.jpg)
![Sardonyx Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/sardomyx-gemstones_gemselect.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Green |
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Red, Pink, Blue, Gray, Black, White, Violet, Pastels |
Spinel / secondary |
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Multicolor |
Sardonyx / secondary |
![Sapphire Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/multicolored-sapphire-gemstones.jpg)
![Lapis Lazuli Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/lapis-lazuli-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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All Colors |
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Blue |
Lapis Lazuli / secondary |
![Opal Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/opal-color-range.jpg)
![Tourmaline Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/tourmaline-color-range_gemselect.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Multicolor |
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All Colors |
![Citrine Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/citrine-gem-name.jpg)
![Topaz Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/topaz-color-range.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Yellow to Golden |
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Blue, White, Orange, Green |
![Turquoise Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/turquoise-gem-name.jpg)
![Tanzanite Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/tanzanite-gem-name.jpg)
![Zircon Gemstones](https://www.gemselect.com/media/article-images/zircon-gem-name.jpg)
Color | Gem Type | |
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Blue, Blue-Green |
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Blue, Violet-Blue |
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Blue, Orange, Brown, Green, White, Golden |
So there we have it, our visual guide to the countless birthstones by colors options available. 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.