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The best color for a diamond is no
color. Because it is the totally colorless diamond that acts as a
prism, allowing light to pass effortlessly through the diamond and
be transformed into rainbows of color. To give a woman the purest
white diamond is to show your true colors as well.
The color grading scale goes from
totally colorless to light yellow. The differences between one grade
and another are very subtle, as can be seen by the number of grades
within any one category.
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GIA Grades
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Traditional
Terms
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Descriptive
Terms
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D / E
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River
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Rarest White
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F / G
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Top Wesselton
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Rare White
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H
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Wesselton
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White
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H
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Wesselton
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White
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I / J
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Top Crystal / Crystal
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Slightly Tinted White
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K / L
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Top Cape
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Tinted White
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M / N
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Cape
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Slightly Yellowish
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O / P / Q /
R
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Light Yellow
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Yellowish
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S - Z
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Yellow
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Yellow
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Diamonds are graded on a color scale
established by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) which ranges
from D (colorless) to Z.
Color difference are very subtle and
it is very difficulty to see the difference between,say, an E and an
F. Therefore, colors are graded under controlled lighting conditions
and are compared to a master set for accuracy.
Truly colorless stones (d) are
extremely rare and consequently extremely valuable ,yet color
ultimately comes down to personal taste. Ask a jeweler to show you a
verity of color preference.
Nature has also created diamonds in
intense shades of blue, green, yellow orange, pink or the rarest of
them all red. These diamonds are called ‘colored Fancies’ and are
extremely rare and highly treasured.
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