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Diamond color grades
start at D and continue through the alphabet. Truly colorless
stones, graded D, are extremely rare and very valuable. The
closer a diamond is to being colorless, the rarer and more
valuable it is. Diamonds were formed under intense heat and
pressure, and traces of other elements incorporated into their
atomic structure account for this variances in color. A single
change in color grade can significantly affect a diamond's
value. It is the lack of color, or whiteness in a diamond that
allows the light to pass effortlessly through the stone and
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white versus yellow, as the chart tends to indicate, but light
versus dark. A white diamond will look very clean, crisp, and
brilliant. A yellow diamond will not really look yellow, just
darker and dirty, without nearly the same brilliance. While many
diamonds appear colorless, or white, they may actually have
subtle yellow or brown tones that can be detected when comparing
diamonds side by side. Diamonds in the G,H and I
color range are a good choice if both quality and price is a
concern. Diamond with a grade D, E and F, can become pricey and
diamonds J and lower are less costly but are not as eye
pleasing. |
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Diamond Color -
Color Grades
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