How big is a 0.5 carat cushion cut diamond?
By HeyGema™ · Updated
In short
A 0.5 carat cushion cut diamond measures about 4.4 x 4.4 mm. It faces up 14% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. On a size 6 finger it covers 27% of the width. For the same weight, a round diamond is 5.1 mm.
- 4.4 x 4.4 mm0.5 carat cushion
- 0.17 x 0.17 inthe same in inches
- -14%face-up size vs a round
- 27%of a size 6 finger's width
Carat to mm calculator
About 4.4 x 4.4 mm
An estimate for a well-cut stone. A deep or shallow cut faces up smaller or bigger.
0.5 carat cushion diamond size
A well-cut 0.5 carat cushion cut diamond measures about 4.4 x 4.4 mm (0.17 x 0.17 inches) at a length-to-width ratio of 1.00:1. It faces up 14% smaller than a round diamond of the same weight. It weighs 0.10 grams.
0.5 carat cushion size by length-to-width ratio
The same weight can be long and narrow or short and wide. These are 0.5 carat sizes at each ratio. A longer ratio runs the stone along the finger and makes it look slimmer. The face-up area stays almost the same.
- 1.00:1
- Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
- Width on the finger: 27% of a size 6 finger
- 1.10:1
- Length x width: 4.7 x 4.2 mm
- Width on the finger: 26% of a size 6 finger
- 1.20:1
- Length x width: 4.9 x 4.1 mm
- Width on the finger: 25% of a size 6 finger
- 1.30:1
- Length x width: 5.1 x 3.9 mm
- Width on the finger: 24% of a size 6 finger
0.5 carat cushion on a finger
- 4
- Finger width: 14.9 mm
- Cushion covers: 30%
- 5
- Finger width: 15.7 mm
- Cushion covers: 28%
- 6
- Finger width: 16.5 mm
- Cushion covers: 27%
- 7
- Finger width: 17.3 mm
- Cushion covers: 26%
- 8
- Finger width: 18.1 mm
- Cushion covers: 25%
- 9
- Finger width: 18.9 mm
- Cushion covers: 23%
Cushion sizes near 0.5 carat
- 0.25 carat
- Length x width: 3.5 x 3.5 mm
- Round of the same weight: 4.1 mm
- 0.33 carat
- Length x width: 3.9 x 3.9 mm
- Round of the same weight: 4.5 mm
- 0.5 (this page)
- Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
- Round of the same weight: 5.1 mm
- 0.75 carat
- Length x width: 5.1 x 5.1 mm
- Round of the same weight: 5.9 mm
- 1 carat
- Length x width: 5.6 x 5.6 mm
- Round of the same weight: 6.5 mm
0.5 carat in other shapes
Every row is a well-cut diamond of 0.5 carat. The last column is the face-up size against the cushion.
- Round
- Length x width: 5.1 mm
- Against cushion: +16%
- Oval
- Length x width: 6.3 x 4.4 mm
- Against cushion: +23%
- Princess
- Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
- Against cushion: +7%
- Emerald cut
- Length x width: 5.6 x 4.0 mm
- Against cushion: +21%
- Asscher
- Length x width: 4.4 x 4.4 mm
- Against cushion: -2%
- Radiant
- Length x width: 5.2 x 4.0 mm
- Against cushion: +14%
- Pear
- Length x width: 6.7 x 4.4 mm
- Against cushion: +13%
- Marquise
- Length x width: 8.3 x 4.1 mm
- Against cushion: +35%
- Heart
- Length x width: 5.2 x 5.2 mm
- Against cushion: -4%
- Trillion
- Length x width: 5.6 x 5.6 mm
- Against cushion: +1%
- Baguette
- Length x width: 6.3 x 3.2 mm
- Against cushion: +14%