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D-E-F Colorless
G-H
Near Colorless
I-J
Above Average
K-L
Average
M
Below Average
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Diamonds are found in almost every color
of the rainbow, but "white" (colorless)
diamonds remain most popular.Diamonds
are graded on a color scale established
by the Gemological Institute (G.I.A.)
which ranges from D (colorless) to Z.
Warmer colored diamonds (M-Z) are
particularly desirable when set in
yellow gold. Icy winter whites
(D-L) look stunning set in white gold,
platinum or yellow gold.
Color differences are very subtle and
it is very difficult to see the
difference between, say, an E and an F.
Therefore, colors are graded under
controlled lighting conditions and are
compared to a master set for accuracy.
Although the majority of diamonds
appear to be colorless to the untrained
eye, most actually contain tinges of
yellow and brown. Truly colorless
diamonds, those in the D-E-F range, and
particularly in the higher clarities,
are truly rare, and consequently
extremely valuable. Color,
however, ultimately comes down to
personal taste. Ask a jeweler to
show you a variety of color grades next
to one another to help you determine
your color preference. Due to the
difficulty for a novice to tell subtle
differences among color grades, it is
important to have a GIA Report as your
quality assurance for both color and
clarity. The only color grading
system we use at Empire Diamond is the
G.I.A. Grading System. Experience has
proven that other laboratory reports are
sometimes shown ( using G.I.A.
terminology ) with color grades 2 or 3
levels higher than a G.I.A. report on
the same diamond. The only way one
can be sure about the color grade of a diamond is with a G.I.A. report.
Nature has also created diamonds in
intense shades of blue, green, yellow,
orange, pink, or - rarest of all - red.
These diamonds are called "fancy colors"
and are extremely rare and highly
treasured.

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