Diamond color grade

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Diamond Color Scale

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Diamonds contains different varieties of colors that include pinks, blues and yellow. White diamond consists of a slightly yellow tint due to which white diamonds possess a low price affinity. The white diamond has less body color, so it will reflect the true color. This makes its value in the greater part. The GIA team eliminate the color in a specially designed environment from the surfaces as well as the light sources of own diamond. Every diamond has been assigned for its color grade. The grading is necessary because it allows the color of a diamond to be measured in an accurate way. Initially, the diamond colors are detected in a normal environment, but in case if it does not show you results then it will be a troubling situation to detect the color in surroundings environment. GIA diamond color scale is the biggest diamond industry which has been working since many years and still people admire their hardworking and power of dignity. GIA has discovered the diamond color scale through which an appropriate measurement of diamond color could be measured so this industry gets on the top of the industry because of their proper work.

GIA diamond color scale GIA has wonderfully designed the entire chart of diamond color scale with the detail. All the diamonds are categorized according to their properties in the alphabetical orders.


Colorless diamonds The colorless diamonds are categorized in D, E, and F and there are some differences in color so the gemologist comprises them side by side by untrained eye. While in D-F diamonds, white gold and platinum are placed. On the other hand, yellow gold has ability to reflect color; the colorless effect of diamond is adverse. G-J diamonds are settled up in the white gold setting that hand over any of the hint of color.

Near colorless diamonds I-J diamonds bears a great value due to they are more common than the higher grades that retail the half of the price of a D diamond. If started with the K diamonds, the colorless diamond (yellow tint) is easier to detect with the naked eye.

Faint color diamonds Faint colors are settled in yellow gold and have the quality of warm color diamonds containing exceptional value. It has the detectable tint of color so people thought it to have too much color. The diamonds present in the N-R color range contain the yellow and brown tint respectively. The price value is less expensive than higher grades.


Very light color diamonds The demanding value of Lumera is very low so it does not include in this color range. All of the customers think S-Z diamonds possess too much color for a white diamond.

Light color diamonds Lumera does not contain diamonds in this color range. If you want a diamond in this range, you would have to request a price quote by using custom diamond search.

Buying tips Get the colorless diamond that would appear to the naked eye and possess the best value. Look for the G-J diamonds for the easy detection of color in large diamonds.

Also try to get the G-H diamond that are over 1 carat and I-J diamonds that are less than 1 carat. For More info about Diamond Color visit


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