What is the best color in diamonds?

D Color Diamonds (Absolutely Colorless)

D color diamond is the highest grade and is extremely rare—the highest color grade that money can buy. Eight percent of customers choose a D color diamond.

Which color diamond is most valuable?

Which Diamond Color Is The Most Expensive? Despite the popularity of white diamonds, red diamonds take the prize for the most expensive diamond color. This is primarily due to their rarity. Red diamonds also differ in the source of their color from other colored diamonds.

What is the clearest color of diamond?

A diamond's color refers to how clear or yellow it is. In general, the highest quality diamonds are totally colorless, whereas lower quality diamonds can often have a slight yellow tint.

Which is better diamond color H or I?

It's one of the reasons we recommend H color as the minimum for any white metal setting. As you can see, these diamond shapes make the color difference between an I color diamond and a D color diamond easier to see, at least when the diamonds are compared side by side in bright lighting under magnification.

Is E better than F diamond?

F color diamonds look fantastic, with an almost completely colorless appearance that's ideal for both white and colored metals alike. As the least expensive color grade in the colorless area of the diamond color scale, an F color diamond offer slightly better value than a D or E diamond.

Diamond Color Buying Guide: Comparing color

Which diamond is better G or J?

J color diamonds are a great choice for diamond buyers looking to get a larger carat size while staying in the near colorless range (grades G, H, I, and J). But, the presence of color in a diamond can be made more apparent by a number of factors that are important to consider up front.

Is D color diamond good?

The GIA grades diamonds for color using a scale that runs from D to Z. D is the highest grade, indicating that a diamond has nearly no color and appears colorless both when viewed with the naked eye and under magnification.

What color diamond sparkles the most?

Because diamonds reflect white light, colorless diamonds produce the best sparkle and fire. In fact, the more color a diamond has, the less likely it is to reflect white light. And as a result, will produce less sparkle. A D-color diamond is the highest quality, and will offer the greatest sparkle.

Is F Colour diamond good?

F Color Diamonds

The F color diamond is the last quality in the colorless range. It has an unnoticeable color tint that affects the diamond's sparkle. It is an excellent balance of the highest quality range and value.

What is the cheapest color diamond?

To group the colors based on prices the relatively affordable colored diamonds are grey, brown and fancy yellow. Going to mid ranging prices it can be an intense and vivid yellow diamonds and orange diamonds. A group higher in prices are pink, purple, violet, green and blue diamonds.

What is the cheapest diamond?

What grade of diamond is best?

Flawless is the top grade in the GIA Clarity Grading System. Diamonds graded Flawless don't have visible inclusions or blemishes when examined under 10-power (10X) magnification by a skilled and experienced grader. As clarity increases, and if all other value factors are equal, diamond price per carat also increases.

Is an H diamond good?

H Color Diamond (Near Colorless)

H color diamonds are an excellent value with a faint yellow hue that is difficult to detect unless compared side by side with other diamonds of a higher color grade. Typically, only a trained eye can see the difference between H and G color grades.

Is K diamond too yellow?

K color diamonds are categorized as a “faint tint” on the GIA diamond color scale, meaning that they have a hint of color, usually yellow, that's noticeable to the naked eye. The tinting isn't too dark, though, as there are several color grades that are lower than K.

Is VS1 or VS2 better?

A VS1 diamond has no visible inclusions and under 10x magnification, the inclusions are almost unidentifiable. These diamonds make up the top 5 percent of all gem-quality stones. VS2 diamonds will only have eye-visible inclusions 5 percent or less of the time, which are more common in stones over 1 carat.

What is the most beautiful cut of diamond?

The Emerald cut is one of the most timeless of all of the diamond cuts. It is elegant and beautiful, particularly because it's recommended to aim for higher colours and clarities; there is no hiding when it comes to an emerald cut.

Which diamond shape looks biggest?

The four shapes that look the largest per carat are (in order of which looks the largest): marquise, pear, oval, and emerald diamonds. Among these shapes, oval diamonds are a top choice among those who want a classic-style engagement ring, yet want to maximize the size of their engagement ring's center diamond.

How much is a 1 carat D Colour diamond?

How Much Does a D Color Diamond Cost? D color diamonds are scarce, so they are the most expensive stones on the color scale. A one-carat, D color diamond of exceptional cut and clarity will cost $15,000 to $20,000. A similar stone with less clarity will have a lower price of about $3,000 to $15,000.

Which is better VVS1 or VVS2?

VVS1 Diamonds rank higher than VVS2 on the Diamond Clarity chart and are the closest to being an internally flawless diamond, which is incredibly rare. The inclusions found in VVS1 diamonds are not visible at all under 10x magnification.

Is VS2 diamond good?

Diamonds with a VS2 clarity grade offer you the best balance of beauty and affordability. We think they are the best diamond value. Buying a diamond that has a lower clarity grade but still no eye-visible inclusions will leave more money in your budget to buy a larger, more beautifully cut diamond.

What letter diamond is the best?

Understanding the diamond color scale

In the letter-grade diamond color scale, D (colorless) is the highest and best grade, and Z is the lowest. Diamond used to be graded like gemstones on a range that included AAA, AA, A, and B, so the new scale started at D to avoid confusion.

What is K color diamond?

K color diamonds have a slightly yellow tone. But that's mostly when they're examined in specific light, such as those used in testing. Some K color diamonds appear white when they're viewed face-up. Some K color diamonds can also have a slightly brown hue.

What is more important color or clarity?

The color grade is more important than the clarity grade because cushion-cut diamonds tend to retain a lot of color. If you don't want any hints of color, look for a cushion cut diamond with a color grade of H or above.

What does G color mean in a diamond?

G-color is the top diamond color grade in the near-colorless color range. These are diamonds that professionals can tell have a slight tint of color but that appear colorless to the rest of us.

Is VS1 clarity good?

A VS1 diamond is a high clarity grade with no visible inclusions and only small, hard-to-identify inclusions under 10x magnification. These diamonds represent the top 5 percent of all gem-quality stones. The most common VS1 inclusions are crystal (white or black), feather, indented natural, knot, or needle.