{"id":7507,"date":"2018-10-18T16:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=7507"},"modified":"2018-10-18T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T23:13:07","slug":"whats-the-best-diamond-color-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/whats-the-best-diamond-color-to-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT&#8217;S THE BEST DIAMOND COLOR TO BUY?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Best-Diamond-Color-To-Buy.gif\" alt=\"What's the Best Diamond Color to Buy?\" title=\"What's the Best Diamond Color to Buy?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7508\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Diamond color can be <strong>confusing<\/strong> for many customers. <\/p>\n<p><h2>Especially to the untrained eye.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds and diamond color, for the most part, <strong>can look the same<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><h2>So what&#8217;s a customer to do?<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe difference in price from one color to another can be <strong>hundreds and thousands of dollars<\/strong>, but if you can&#8217;t see the difference with the bare eye, <strong>is it really worth it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>YES!!!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>It most certainly is&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Diamond color is vital.<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Choosing the right diamond color<\/strong> for you may not be high on your priority list, <strong>but it should be<\/strong>. When it comes to the beauty and added sparkle that <strong>color brings to a diamond<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll see that diamond <strong>color is extremely important.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><h2>Do not dismiss it.<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn fact, color plays such an important role regarding the beauty of a diamond, <strong>that it&#8217;s #2 on the 4 C&#8217;s chart<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\n#1 is diamond <strong>cut<\/strong>, #2 diamond <strong>color<\/strong>, #3 diamond <strong>clarity<\/strong>, and #4 <strong>carat weight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>So why is diamond color so important?<\/h2>\n<p>\nA good diamond color will actually <strong>brighten up a diamond<\/strong>, make it look larger, but also hide and mask the imperfections and flaws. <\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s a lot of benefits from just <strong>one of the 4 C&#8217;s!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nSo let&#8217;s dive in and talk about the <strong>diamond color grading chart<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p>\nAnd before we go further, you&#8217;re going to need to <strong>see it&#8230;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nBelow is the <strong>GIA diamond color chart<\/strong> that we&#8217;ll be discussing. So take some time to <strong>look it over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Diamond-Color-Grading-Chart1.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Color Grading Chart\" title=\"Diamond Color Grading Chart\" width=\"502\" height=\"99\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Diamond-Color-Grading-Chart1.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Diamond-Color-Grading-Chart1-300x59.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nThe diamond color grading chart is<strong> broken down into 6 categories: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorless<\/li>\n<li>Near Colorless<\/li>\n<li>Faint Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Very Light Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Light Yellow<\/li>\n<li>Fancy Color<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThat <strong>last color range<\/strong> is <strong>fancy colored diamonds<\/strong>, which are <strong>naturally colored diamonds:<\/strong> like Blue, Green, Pink&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>GIA<\/h2>\n<p>\nGIA, <strong>the Gemological Institute of America<\/strong> designed this color grading chart that all of America uses to color grade diamonds. They set the standard that everyone else uses.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 6 categories are broken down into the letters of the alphabet <strong>starting with D<\/strong>. The colors range anywhere from D-Z. D being <strong>the best or perfect<\/strong>, and Z being the lowest or least favorable. The letters <strong>A-B-C<\/strong> are not used in the color grading chart, due to confusions with terms referring to &#8220;<strong>Blue-White<\/strong>&#8221; diamonds and earlier color scales.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The BEST color range?<\/h2>\n<p>\nD-E-F color is the best color range on the market, the <strong>colorless color range<\/strong>. &#8220;Colorless&#8221; is the highest color range and carries the highest prices of course. <strong>D is the absolute best of the best<\/strong>. It&#8217;s perfect and pure white. Nothing beats it! It shows No traces of color whatsoever. D rating is the whitest diamond available on the face of the Earth. <\/p>\n<p><h2>D color is rare.<\/h2>\n<p>\nActually, D color is <strong>extremely rare!<\/strong> It&#8217;s not only white, but extraordinary to view. The brightness and whiteness is <strong>unbelievable<\/strong>. Remember, there is no higher color rating for a diamond, so if you&#8217;re lucky enough to get a D color you&#8217;ll know that for the rest of your life, <strong>all other diamonds will always look darker<\/strong> in comparison. Darker, off-white, or just plain yellow in hue.<\/p>\n<p>\nYou just can&#8217;t compare any other color to perfection. But with D being that rare, <strong>it&#8217;s also extremely expensive<\/strong> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=D&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">See some awesome D diamonds HERE!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Perfection does have a hefty price.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>E and F color:<\/h2>\n<p>\nOne small step down is <strong>E color<\/strong>. Actually E &#038; F diamond color is still considered &#8220;<strong>Colorless<\/strong>&#8220;. Colorless just means it has no yellow or off-color in the diamond. <strong>E and F color is stunning<\/strong> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=F,E&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">See some E and F colored diamonds HERE!<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\nYou&#8217;d have a very tough time telling the difference between a <strong>D and E and F diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is because they&#8217;re all in the same category &#8220;<strong>Colorless<\/strong>&#8220;. Normally you wouldn&#8217;t see a big visual difference with the eye in diamond color unless you compared <strong>different categories<\/strong> side by side. Like &#8220;<strong>Colorless<\/strong>&#8221; diamonds to &#8220;<strong>Near Colorless<\/strong>&#8221; diamonds, which is the next category down the chart.<\/p>\n<p><h2>What diamond color do I recommend?<\/h2>\n<p>\nOut of all the color ranges available in the diamond color grading chart, if I had to <strong>recommend one<\/strong> over the next, I would recommend purchasing either an <strong>E color or an F color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<h2>Buy E or F!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s right (were there any doubts?) The next time you&#8217;re in the market to <strong>buy a loose diamond<\/strong>, strive to get a colorless diamond.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Colorless is awesome diamond color.<\/h2>\n<p>\nE or F is a great buy! E &#038; F is &#8220;<strong>Pure White<\/strong>&#8221; and those color ranges will make your diamond look <strong>bigger and brighter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIf I was buying a diamond, <strong>I would buy pure white color without hesitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nTrust me, you&#8217;ll see a difference and your diamond will <strong>sparkle like a star<\/strong>. People will hold their own diamond rings out to compare, and then instantly frown, because up against your pure-white diamond, theirs will look <strong>dull, dirty, yellow and dingy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Colorless diamonds are worth every penny.<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>You&#8217;ll never regret it! EVER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe funny thing is, colorless diamonds are <strong>NOT<\/strong> what most jewelers carry though&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>WHY?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Because of the price.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nJewelers carry the more <strong>affordably <\/strong>priced diamonds of the &#8220;<strong>Near Colorless<\/strong>&#8221; range which are the <strong>G &#8211; H &#8211; I &#8211; J colors<\/strong>. These letters make up the bulk of the diamond market because they are <strong>the next best thing<\/strong>. They have decent color and are more affordable at the same time (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=J,I,H,G&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">See some near colorless diamonds HERE!<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>G-H or higher:<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo I stress, if you <strong>MUST<\/strong> purchase a diamond in the near colorless diamond range (because of price), then by all means <strong>make sure you stay at the high end<\/strong> of the range.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Stay in the G or H color area<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nG &#038; H are what is termed &#8220;<strong>Fine White<\/strong>&#8221; diamond colors. They are nice, have a white body tone and most people will <strong>never notice the slight tint of color<\/strong> in them. Sadly though, most jewelers only carry the lower color ranges, like the <strong>I and J color ranges<\/strong> which forms the bottom end of the near colorless group.<\/p>\n<p><h2>I &#038; J often do show color&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nI color and J color will often have some <strong>yellow hues<\/strong> to them. You may not notice it, but when you compare a colorless diamond like an E color, up against a J color, <strong>you will be amazed<\/strong> at how much brighter and whiter the colorless diamond is.<\/p>\n<p>\nFor most people, this <strong>instant visual difference<\/strong> is enough to settle any question about color.<\/p>\n<p><h2>You have to see it to believe it.<\/h2>\n<p>\nEvery time I show a colorless diamond to a customer, <strong>they fall in love with them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo why is it that <strong>people don&#8217;t know<\/strong> about colorless diamonds?<\/p>\n<p>\nCustomers don&#8217;t know about colorless diamonds for <strong>a very simple reason<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Jewelers don&#8217;t tell them.<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>And why is this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Because they don&#8217;t carry them.<\/h2>\n<p>\nJewelers will always try to sell you what they have in stock. Since colorless diamonds are rare and expensive, jewelers don&#8217;t get such a great deal on them.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhich also means, they may <strong>sit on those diamonds for quite a while<\/strong> before they sell them.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo jewelers tend to carry stones that are <strong>more affordable to everyone<\/strong>. More affordable stones means <strong>they&#8217;ll sell more diamonds faster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBut then <strong>a sad thing happens&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Customers don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re missing.<\/h2>\n<p>\nMost customers <strong>will never see<\/strong> a colorless diamond.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd not ever seeing a colorless diamond to compare to the &#8220;<strong>normal<\/strong>&#8221; near colorless diamonds <strong>is a shame!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\nCustomers will come in and ask to see a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=I&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">VS diamond with I color<\/a>. And I&#8217;ll look at them in <strong>bewilderment <\/strong>and ask &#8220;<strong>Why I color?<\/strong>&#8221; And usually they&#8217;ll answer &#8220;<strong>I don&#8217;t know? That&#8217;s what the other jeweler had in stock.<\/strong>&#8221; What a shame&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Trust me! You CAN see color.<\/h2>\n<p>\nJust know that you will probably never see microscopic inclusions (Who carries around a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Edr9HQ\">microscope<\/a> or a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kwSI5G\">10x jeweler&#8217;s loupe<\/a>?)with your bare eye, that you may never see those flaws within the stone, but color on the other hand, <strong>color IS something you can see<\/strong> with the eye.<\/p>\n<p>\nYou can tell a white diamond <strong>vs<\/strong> a yellow diamond. Color is one thing you can visually see a major difference in, every one can. You&#8217;ll always see white, whiteness, and the sheer beauty it brings. It&#8217;ll sparkle like <strong>nothing you&#8217;ve ever seen before<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Test this theory:<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf you really want to test this color theory, go into any jeweler and compare them yourself. Put a colorless diamond, E or F, up against a near colorless diamond with an I or J in color.<\/p>\n<p>\nYou will see that <strong>the near colorless diamond looks yellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>YELLOW!<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd if you put it up against a <strong>L or M color<\/strong>, which is in the &#8220;<strong>faint yellow range<\/strong>&#8220;, you&#8217;ll really see the yellow. <strong>It&#8217;s amazing.<\/strong> Yellow diamonds are not eye-friendly if you know what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>\nUnless you like that moldy, <strong>antique<\/strong>, dirty, old, <strong>P-color look<\/strong>, I would stay far away from them. No bride will want that diamond up against her <strong>beautiful white bridal dress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>As white As possible&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nWith diamond color, always try to get <strong>the whitest diamond color possible<\/strong>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=F,E&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">E and F is awesome!<\/a> <strong>I swear by them.<\/strong> You will absolutely love colorless diamonds. You&#8217;ll never tire from staring at those brilliant splashes of light bouncing around. Beautiful sparkles and fire will certainly bring life to your eyes and a smile to your face.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;<strong>Colorless<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>No color<\/strong>&#8221; is the best color to ever have in a diamond.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>No doubts<\/strong>, no regrets, and certainly <strong>no yellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?Color=F,E,D&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Sort=Price&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None?a_aid=JSDG\">Get your pure white diamonds from James Allen HERE!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Diamond color can be confusing for many customers. Especially to the untrained eye. Diamonds and diamond color, for the most part, can look the same. So what&#8217;s a customer to do? The difference in price <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/whats-the-best-diamond-color-to-buy\/\" title=\"WHAT&#8217;S THE BEST DIAMOND COLOR TO BUY?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,29,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-color","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7507"}],"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=7507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}