{"id":30214,"date":"2020-03-21T11:09:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=30214"},"modified":"2020-03-21T11:09:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T15:09:51","slug":"diamond-color-in-a-nut-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-color-in-a-nut-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAMOND COLOR IN A NUT SHELL"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Diamond<\/div>\n

Interested in color?<\/h2>\n

\nWant to know how it affects the beauty of a diamond?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThe good thing is, color is a visual thing<\/strong>. You eyes can see color, unlike small microscopic inclusions<\/strong> inside a stone.<\/p>\n

\nAnd on the market right now, you’ll normally find 9 popular colors:<\/strong> D-L (this isn’t all of the colors, just the ones most commonly found).<\/p>\n

Take a peek:<\/h2>\n

\n\"D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L<\/p>\n

\nGenerally you won’t see diamond color represented by real diamonds<\/strong>. You often see them as a diagram or drawing, like the colors in the small image above, where they visually make more sense.<\/p>\n

\nBut the bigger image is the real deal<\/strong>. And as you can see, the shifts in color and hue are slight. The colors are way more apparent when viewed from a side view<\/strong>, as such:<\/p>\n

\n\"Diamond<\/p>\n

\nFrom the side, color is more pronounced<\/strong>. This is because the top view exhibits brilliance and sparkle and light. It hinders color and makes it harder to see<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nMost people don’t like a yellow diamond. Especially hues beyond K… those are not desirable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThat is, unless we’re talking about color enhanced yellow diamonds<\/strong>, or fancy yellow diamonds<\/strong> (which are beyond the letter Z in the color grading chart). That’s a whole different story. When the yellow color is bright and vivid, they become highly marketable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\"Color<\/p>\n

Now let’s see what the colors mean…<\/h2>\n

\nLooking at colors D (the best) through L (the top 9) this is what their descriptions are:<\/p>\n

D Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nD color is the most valuable color<\/strong>. It’s at the top of the list and there is nothing higher. D color returns the maximum amount of white light<\/strong> possible from any diamond. It’s bright, rare, and perfectly void of color.<\/p>\n

E Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nE diamond color is also colorless. E color is a bright white that really makes a diamond pop<\/strong> (like there’s a spot-light on the stone). E color is my favorite color<\/a> and I highly recommend them<\/strong>. They make you say “WOW!<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

F Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nF diamond color is the last diamond in the pure-white category range<\/strong>. They return white light and will make a diamond look bigger, brighter, and whiter then any near-colorless diamond.<\/p>\n

G Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nG color is at the top of the near-colorless color range. It’s still considered a white diamond (fine white<\/strong>), and faces up wonderfully and light. Most people will never see any color in a G whatsoever, even placed side by side with a pure-white stone.<\/p>\n

H Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nH diamond color is also fine white<\/strong>. It’s the lowest color grade that I normally recommend. H is white and doesn’t show any color of yellow from the top-down view <\/strong>(unless you put them next to each other, like shown above). From a side view, you could probably see some hue, but from the top; beautiful<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nI color and lower is where you finally start to visually see a shift in color<\/strong>. I color looks darker and not as bright as the whiter stones. But still, most people would never notice this unless you pointed it out to them. I color is an average color<\/strong> and probably the #1 diamond color you’ll run across in stores (because of their abundance in nature).<\/p>\n

J Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nJ color is at the lower end of the near-colorless list. These stones often display yellow or brown in hue, and many look darker<\/strong>, have diminished brilliance, and many times looked stained, old, used, or antique<\/strong>. If you put a J up against a D, you’ll really see a huge difference in tone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

K Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nK diamonds do have a yellow cast or hue<\/strong>. Most of the times it’s pretty obvious and people will try to wipe the stone (thinking it’s a film or dirt over the diamond), but it’s actually the color and it’s in the stone forever. K diamonds are yellow, cheaper, but can actually be hidden by placing them into a yellow gold mounting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

L Diamond Color:<\/h2>\n

\nL diamond color and lower, are really yellow<\/strong>. No hiding those. Yellow, brown, sometimes even gray in hue, they are not so pretty, and tend to darken the stone plenty<\/strong>. Like shadows or low-light.<\/p>\n

My recommendation:<\/h2>\n

\nStick with G-H colors or higher<\/strong> (and please, check out pure-white diamonds, their lack of color is stunning<\/strong>). White diamonds look bigger, brighter, and of course, whiter. They’re worth every penny<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

See some pure-white diamonds here at James Allen<\/a>. You’ll fall in love too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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