Colour of a Diamond
| Colour Grade |
| D E F: |
Colourless |
| G H: |
Near colourless or white |
| I J: |
Tinted white |
| K L M: |
Tinted yellow |
| N - Z: |
???
showing a tint of yellow or brown |
D, E and F are the rarest of diamonds. They show
no colours, and face up extremely white.
G and H colour diamonds are white showing no
colours, extremely lively in appearance. Next
to a D colour diamond, they will show a tint of
colour, however with no whiter diamonds to compare
them to, they face up extremely white.
I and J colour diamonds show a definite tint
of yellow or brown. More so in fancy shapes than
in round diamonds because the pointed edges in
fancy diamonds show more concentration of the
hue.
K, L and M colour diamonds are quite common and
therefore are very affordable, fantastic for people
who prefer size over colour.
N – Z colours diamonds show a strong concentration
of yellow or brown. Once a diamond fall our of
the alphabetical order, it’s considered
to be fancy in colour. Dark oranges, canary yellow,
vivid pink, red, blue and green are all colours
that occur in diamonds which is due to a trace
element other than carbon present in the carbon
atom of the diamond.
At Varoujan Jewellers, we are
certified diamond graders and with the assistance
of master set of colours, can show you the difference.
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