The Diamond Color chart is broken up into 6 categories.
Colorless - Near Colorless - Faint Yellow - Very Light Yellow - Light Yellow - and lastly a Color range that extends beyond most Color Ranges the Fancy Colored Diamonds. (See my simple yet detailed
Diamond Color Chart from the previous page!)
G.I.A.
G.I.A., the Gemological Institute of America designed this Color Grading Chart that all of America uses to Color Grade Diamonds. They set the standard that everyone else uses. The 6 categories are broken down into the letters of the Alphabet starting with D. The colors range anywhere from D-Z. D being the best or perfect, and Z being the lowest and least favorable. The letters A-B-C are not used in the Color Grading Chart, due to confusions with terms referring to "Blue-White" Diamonds and earlier color scales.
D-E-F Color is the best Color range on the Market, the Colorless Color Range. Colorless is the highest Color Range and carries the highest prices of course. D is the absolute best of the best. It's perfect and pure white. Nothing beats it. Nothing! It shows no traces of color whatsoever. D rating is the whitest Diamond available on the face of the Earth. Hands down! There is nothing better.
Which also means that D Color is extremely rare! D is just extraordinary to view. The brightness and whiteness is unbelievable. Remember, there is no higher color rating for a Diamond, so if you're lucky enough to get a D color you'll know that for the rest of your life, all other Diamonds will always look darker, off white or just plain yellow in comparison! You just can't compare any other color to perfection. But with D being extremely rare, it's also extremely expensive. Perfection has a hefty price!
One small step down is E Color. Actually E & F Diamond Color is still considered "Colorless". Colorless just means it has no yellow or off color in the Diamond. E and F Color is stunning. You'd have a very tough time telling the difference between a D and an E and F. Why? Because they're all in the same category "Colorless". Normally you won't see a big difference with the eye in Diamond Color unless you compare different categories side by side. Like Colorless Diamonds to Near Colorless Diamonds, which is the next Category down the list.
What Diamond Color do I recommend?
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