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Diamonds come in all colors of the spectrum ranging
from colorless - the rarest & most valuable - to yellowish, reddish or
bluish. Most diamonds appear white. The majority of diamonds are the warmer whites with tinge of yellow or brown. There are also diamonds in pastel colors such as pink, green and champagne.
When you are buying a diamond, color is an important factor in determining the price. Completely colorless, icy white diamonds are very rare and priced accordingly. 'Fancies' are diamonds whose colors are very apparent to the naked eye, such as deep red royal blue or the very rare black. These are extremely rare and costlier too.
The most common measure of diamond color comes from the Gemological Institute of America. The purest, colorless stone carries a D rating and this scare goes right through the alphabet to Z-designating a diamond with a strong brown cast.
DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Colorless Near Colorless Faint Yellow Very Light Yellow Light Yellow
The best way to see the true color of a diamond is to look through its side against a white background.
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