#d colour

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“Perfect” Diamond,

88.22-Carat, D Colour, Flawless, Type IIa Oval Diamond, 

Waneng mine, Botswana

Sotheby’s

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At what colour grade does a diamond look noticeably yellow?

This is the first of 3 blogs I will post about diamond grading. I hope you find them useful.....

Diamonds are graded alphabetically from 'D' (the perfect, colourless diamond) down to 'Z'. As the colours get further into the alphabet they get more & more yellowy/brown.

Many web sites tell you about the colour grading scale but what does it mean in reality? The question that experts rarely answer is 'When does a diamond start to look yellow?'. This is a slightly subjective question, but in my experience most people notice a slight yellow tint around the colour 'J' (all be it quite a subtle one). This is very important. Many people research diamonds on the internet, find out that 'D' is the perfect colour & then think that only this or maybe an 'E' will do. This is fine if you have a substantial budget but if not, you could be sacrificing a lot of the diamonds carat weight & size by choosing such a high colour grade whilst trying not to blow the budget!

I would never recommend going for a very low colour just to get a 'huge rock' but on the other hand it's worth remembering that even an 'H' colour is a very white diamond. When buying a diamond you should definitely know where your money is going but do take a moment to just simply think 'do I love that diamond?'