Diamond Color

Color is one of the four main characteristics of the 4 C’s of a diamond. It is important that a buyer does pay importance to the color as it also determines the quality of a diamond. It is advisable that a buyer has some basic knowledge about the grading of colors of a diamond for a better understanding and be able to make the right choice. A diamond which is chemical free and structurally perfect would be absolutely colorless with no hues. The color grading scale of a diamond ranges from colorless to light yellow. There is a very delicate difference between a color grade of a diamond to the other. Primarily the color of the diamond gets affected by the impurities or structural imperfections formed naturally. Bulk of diamonds that are mined, either have pale yellow or brown tinge which can be termed as normal color range. Diamond which has highest grade of yellow and brown are called fancy color diamonds. The diamonds which have absolutely no traces of impurities and are colorless have bright white appearance and are extremely expensive. The grid below shows the color grading scale

D-F: This is the highest color grade and quite rare and is absolutely colorless. G-J: It is near to colorless. This category of diamond may look colorless when mounted in white gold or platinum. K-M: It has visible yellow or brownish tinge to it. This kind of diamond is not suggested especially for engagement rings and large sized stone.