| If you are shopping for a diamond these days or | | | | look when looking at it. |
| just want to learn about it I want to discuss H-J | | | | For these reasons I would like to recommend |
| colors in this article. | | | | H-I-J colors as the colors that on one hand will |
| I have been in diamond business for many years | | | | keep your diamond with the white look and on |
| and have seen many diamonds and my opinion | | | | the other, will keep your diamond in reasonable |
| about color is that, it is the hardest C of them all | | | | price. |
| to "understand". What I mean is that Size, Clarity | | | | I said before that a well cut diamond will improve |
| and Cut are easier to understand when looking at | | | | the look of your and its color, that is true mainly |
| a diamond then the color, especially when the | | | | for round diamond. It is a known fact that a |
| grades are close. For example if you will look at | | | | better cut diamond especially in the lower colors |
| two diamonds that have the same size and cut | | | | (I-K colors) will "upgrade" the diamond look in one |
| that one is G color and the other is I color, there | | | | color grade. Another fact that you should consider |
| is almost no chance that you will see the | | | | is that in these color range: I-K colors, |
| difference. | | | | Fluorescence will improve the color of the |
| I do understand that every one would prefer the | | | | diamond, I would recommend looking at a |
| best diamond he can get, but I believe that a | | | | diamond like this in the sun near another diamond |
| better cut is more important then color since it | | | | that doesn't have fluorescence, just to make sure |
| will improve the diamond look much more then a | | | | that the fluorescence doesn't effect its look and |
| higher color. Further more it will improve its color | | | | makes it look "foggy". |