{"id":12915,"date":"2015-11-28T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=12915"},"modified":"2015-11-23T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:39:32","slug":"diamond-color-is-subjective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-color-is-subjective\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAMOND COLOR IS SUBJECTIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Is-Subjective.gif\" alt=\"Diamond Color Is Subjective\" title=\"Diamond Color Is Subjective\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12921\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You want to know the <strong>Hardest Concept is to Grasp<\/strong> when it comes to <strong>Diamond Color?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Color is Difficult to See!<\/h2>\n<p>\nColor Changes in Diamonds come in <strong>Very Gradual Steps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt doesn&#8217;t go from <strong>Pure White<\/strong> to <strong>Yellow <\/strong>in one Jump.<\/p>\n<p><h2>NO WAY!<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s a <strong>Slow Color Change<\/strong> that Shifts from one Hue to another over the course of about <strong>8 Color Grades<\/strong> (The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=K,J,I,H,G,F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">Most Popular Color Grades<\/a> on the Market are <strong>D-K<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>As seen here:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Chart.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Color Chart\" title=\"Diamond Color Chart\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Chart.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Chart-300x117.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <strong>Very Gradual<\/strong> and you have to really look at them <strong>Side by Side<\/strong> in order to see the Full Color Change.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut even when looking at this Chart, you&#8217;d think it&#8217;d be <strong>Easy to Distinguish Color<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s NOT!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThere are Many Things that can make a Diamond Color <strong>Appear More or Less<\/strong> than other Diamonds of the <strong>Same Grade<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Things Like:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Color of the Mounting<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Light Source<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Depth of the Pavilion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Crown Height<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Thickness of the Girdle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Color and Size of the Inclusions<\/strong> in the Stone<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Angle Viewed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Carat Weight<\/strong> of the Stone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nYou see, <strong>ALL these things<\/strong> can Make a Diamond&#8217;s Color <strong>Appear Lighter or Darker<\/strong> than Normal. Viewing a Stone <strong>Face-Up<\/strong> Versus <strong>Face-Down<\/strong> can Result in Different Hues as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>As shown below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Viewing-Angle.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Color Changes With Viewing Angle\" title=\"Diamond Color Changes With Viewing Angle\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Viewing-Angle.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Viewing-Angle-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd, as a Matter of Fact, Diamonds are <strong>Graded for Color Face-Down<\/strong> (Through the Pavilion, or Point UP). That way Facets, Brilliance, and Sparkle won&#8217;t Mask or Change the way that <strong>Color Appears<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Stone is Viewed Face-Down, looking <strong>Perpendicular through the Base<\/strong> of the Diamond like this:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Grading-Diamond-Color.jpg\" alt=\"Grading Diamond Color\" title=\"Grading Diamond Color\" width=\"640\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Grading-Diamond-Color.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Grading-Diamond-Color-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd even then, when the Stone is Color Graded, the Grader will also look at the Stone Face-Up and <strong>Determine if it looks Lighter or Darker<\/strong>. If so, the Color Grade <strong>may be Altered!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nA <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;field-keywords=Master%20CZ%20Color%20Grade%20Stones&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AMaster%20CZ%20Color%20Grade%20Stones&#038;tag=jewelry-secrets-20&#038;url=search-alias%3Daps&#038;linkId=CIQOBPPXF7HAPH7M\">Full Set of Master Stones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jewelry-secrets-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> is also used for <strong>Accurate Color Grading<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nA Diamond in Question is placed next to these Master Stones Face-Down, and the <strong>Colors Compared<\/strong>. If a Diamond has <strong>LESS Color<\/strong> than an H (For Example), it MUST be considered at least a <strong>G or Higher<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIf it has <strong>MORE Color<\/strong> than a G (But <strong>LESS <\/strong>than an H), <strong>it&#8217;s a G Colored Stone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor G, and any Color of Stone, can look different from each other because of a Range.<\/p>\n<p><h2>See Different G Colored Diamonds Below:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/G-Diamond-Color-Range.jpg\" alt=\"G Diamond Color Range\" title=\"G Diamond Color Range\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/G-Diamond-Color-Range.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/G-Diamond-Color-Range-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nSo Color can be <strong>Difficult to Judge and Grade<\/strong>. Diamonds are <strong>Graded by Experts<\/strong> in the Filed,  so to an Untrained Eye (Customers), they may look all the Same!<\/p>\n<p>\nFor most People to Notice Color, it needs to be <strong>a More Drastic Difference in Hue<\/strong>, like a Couple of Steps or More in order to <strong>Perceive the Shift in Color<\/strong>, as seen here:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Visual-Shift-In-Diamond-Color-Grades.jpg\" alt=\"Visual Shift In Diamond Color Grades\" title=\"Visual Shift In Diamond Color Grades\" width=\"640\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Visual-Shift-In-Diamond-Color-Grades.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Visual-Shift-In-Diamond-Color-Grades-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><h2>These are more Noticeable in Hue!<\/h2>\n<p><p>Personally, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">I Prefer Pure White Diamonds<\/a> (<strong>D, E, F<\/strong>), because they look <strong>Ultra-Bright<\/strong> and <strong>Ultra-White<\/strong>. But many People do like the <strong>Warmth <\/strong>that an Off-White, or Fine-White Diamond Brings (<strong>G, H, I, J<\/strong>). And if the Stone is set into a <strong>Yellow Gold Mounting<\/strong>, the Color pretty much <strong>Disappears <\/strong>anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\nDo note that Color is <strong>More Obvious in Larger Carat Weights<\/strong> as well. Like Shown Here:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Carat-Weight.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Color Changes With Carat Weight\" title=\"Diamond Color Changes With Carat Weight\" width=\"640\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Carat-Weight.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Diamond-Color-Changes-With-Carat-Weight-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But if you don&#8217;t mind a little Tinge of Yellow, then Pick up an Extremely Nice Stone, like these <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=J&#038;Clarity=VVS2&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;advancedParameter=Sort&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">VVS2, J, Diamonds With Excellent Cuts<\/a>, and<strong> Save yourself some Money!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Does Color Really Matter?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Maybe, Maybe Not<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t put them side by side with other Diamonds to Compare, you&#8217;ll probably never see the Difference&#8230; <strong>Nor Care!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>After all, it is Subjective!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>And that&#8217;s just my Opinion!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">Buy some Pure White Diamonds Here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>You want to know the Hardest Concept is to Grasp when it comes to Diamond Color? Color is Difficult to See! Color Changes in Diamonds come in Very Gradual Steps. It doesn&#8217;t go from Pure <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-color-is-subjective\/\" title=\"DIAMOND COLOR IS SUBJECTIVE\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,6,29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-certification","category-color","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}