| Color grading system for diamonds | | | | sold at high prices than its colorless counterpart. |
| In history, diamonds have been a much coveted | | | | Talking about color, as mentioned above, within 4 |
| gemstone. Treasure chests of kings and queens | | | | Cs, color is a main criteria to find the most |
| have been abundantly filled with such | | | | beautiful and brilliant diamond. Others are clarity, |
| extravaganza. Be it men or women, high or low, | | | | cut, clarity, and carat weight. |
| diamonds made a special place in hearts. | | | | Affecting the cost, body color is very essential |
| Around cultures, diamonds have played a | | | | because it's the first thing that buyers notice first |
| prominent role in mythological records. In Indian | | | | and admire. Most attractive ones count on the |
| culture, possession of diamonds marked the four | | | | colorless or white diamonds which are extremely |
| main castes. Brahmins possessed colorless | | | | rare. |
| diamond; Kshatriyas valued brown/champagne | | | | Moreover, it's the skill which is needed to look at a |
| colored one; Vaisya called in (the color of a kodali | | | | diamond and evaluate its color. Actually, the |
| flower); and the Sudra were identified with a | | | | various color shade varieties are graded on a |
| polished blade like color or gray/black diamond. | | | | color grading system. It is suggested to best |
| Kings and royalties possessed the most valued | | | | examine a stone when unmounted or loose. |
| red and yellow as royal gems. | | | | Currently, color grading system introduced by GIA |
| In other major cultures, it was credited to have | | | | (Gemological Institute of America) is used |
| magical powers. It could remove the evil eye | | | | extensively for color grading of diamonds. Color |
| over the wearer, bring good luck, and provide | | | | grading system also works on the fire within or |
| super strength. | | | | brilliance of diamond through the pavilion or |
| A diamond is the simplest yet hardest form of | | | | bottom. |
| carbon. Treated as a precious gemstone, | | | | For your ease, a table consisting color grades is |
| chemically it is a plain, crystallized from of the | | | | given below: |
| element. Regarding its unsurpassable physical | | | | Diamond Color Grades |
| properties, its wearable durability is due to its | | | | COLORLESS D,E,F Loose diamonds appear |
| hardiness. Along with it, brilliance and color are the | | | | colorless |
| deciding factors of its salability. | | | | NEAR COLOLRLESS G,H,I,J When mounted in a |
| There are many colorful varieties in this | | | | setting, these diamonds may appear colorless to |
| magnificent one. The most popular one calls for | | | | the untrained eye |
| the colorless or white. However, fancy diamonds | | | | FAINT YELLOWISH TINT K,L,M Smaller diamonds |
| come into shades like pink, light blue, light green, | | | | look colorless when mounted. Diamonds of |
| light blue, and lavender which occur rarely. | | | | ½ carat or more show traces of color. |
| Historically, India has been the erstwhile source of | | | | VERY LIGHT YELLOWISH TINT N,O,P,Q,R These |
| quality diamonds and the most important one until | | | | diamonds show increasingly yellow tints to even |
| eighteenth century. The colored diamonds were | | | | the untrained eye, and appear very "off white". |