D OR G DIAMOND COLOR?

CAN YOU TELL WHICH DIAMOND IS D COLOR AND WHICH IS G?

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Richard Scott

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Let’s Play a Game…

A guessing game.

I’ll show you 2 diamonds, side by side. Both with the exact same carat weight, clarity and cut…

Your goal is to see if you can visibly tell which diamond has the better color.

Sound Easy?

It could be…

One diamond is D color (the best color in the World), the other is G (the top of the near-colorless color range).

Can you Choose D from G?

Take a peek…

Easy, or Difficult?

You may be able to tell them apart like this, but trust me, if they were not side by side, you’d have a hard time figuring which is which.

That’s because both diamonds are actually “white“. One is pure-white (D), the other fine-white (G). And to the eye, they really are very close.

Most people can’t tell the difference even when it’s pointed out…

This is why near-colorless diamonds (G, H, I, J) are so popular. They face up white, and are much cheaper than pure-white stones.

So HOW are they Graded?

Diamonds are graded from the bottom view. Through the pavilion (pointed base of the diamond). That way, no facets or brilliance will mask the true identity of the diamond.

Take another peek at these 2 diamonds again from a side view…

Can you tell which Diamond is Whiter now?

As you can see, it’s much easier to spot (especially with my color chart). The right is whiter. That’s the D.

From the top-down position, they are similar…

Well, all except for the PRICE!

Take a look at this…

CARAT, CLARITY, COLOR, CUT, POL, SYM, FLUOR	PRICE	VIEW
1.12, VS2, D, TRUE HEARTS IDEAL, IDEAL, IDEAL, NONE	$12,050	VIEW
1.12, VS2, G, TRUE HEARTS IDEAL, IDEAL, IDEAL, NONE	$9,490	VIEW

This is why near-colorless diamonds are the best selling stones on Earth… (Plus the fact that there’s more of them, they’re in abundance; colorless diamonds are rare!)

But what matters more…

What matters MORE than color?

The CUT!

Of course. A triple excellent cut (True Hearts Ideal) diamonds mean way more than any hue a diamond could ever have (and an excellent True Hearts Ideal cut also makes the diamond appear whiter as well).