Diamonds are rated alphabetically from 'D' (the best, colourless diamond) to 'Z'. As the colours get even more right into the alphabet they obtain even more & a lot more yellowy/brown. Several internet site tell you regarding the colour rating range but what does it indicate actually? The question that professionals seldom response is 'When does a diamond start to look yellow?'. This is a slightly subjective question, but to most people the answer is that at around the colour 'J'. With a 'J' colour diamond a yellow pigmentation is visible to lots of people (all be it rather a refined one). This is very important. Many people research diamonds on the internet, find out that 'D' is the perfect colour & then assume that only this or perhaps an 'E' will do. This is great if you have a significant spending plan however if not you could be giving up a bunch of the diamonds carat weight & dimension by choosing such a high colour grade. We would certainly never suggest going with a quite low colour just to obtain a 'massive stone' yet on the other hand it deserves keeping in mind that even an 'H' colour is a quite white diamond.
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