Gia M Color Diamond

Official gia color scale.

Gia m color diamond.

Offering online and on campus education diamond grading and identification services and scientific instruments. Below is the gia diamond color chart with definitions accompanied by further. The gemological institute of america or gia established a grading scale to differentiate between the color spectrum in diamonds and scaled it from d highest to z lowest. Large vivid fancy color diamonds are extremely rare and very valuable.

The gia grades diamonds on a scale of d colorless through z light color. Buy m color gia certified diamonds online and save. Locations in los angeles and carlsbad california as well as new york city. For example yellow diamonds occur in a wide range of saturations while blue diamonds do not.

True fancy colored diamonds such as yellows pinks and blues are graded on a separate color scale. Gia s d to z diamond color grading system measures the degree of colorlessness by comparing a stone under controlled lighting and precise viewing conditions to masterstones of established color value. Just the opposite happens with fancy color diamonds. Their value generally increases with the strength and purity of the color.

D is colorless and z is light yellow. However these distinctions make a very. All d z diamonds are considered white even though they contain varying degrees of color. Even with the presence of color these diamonds can emit fire and beauty.

The gia system for color grading fancy color diamonds is designed to accommodate the fact that not all colored diamonds have the same depth of color. Gia developed the definitive diamond color scale or. A nonprofit educational resource for the gem and jewelry industry. In that range right in the middle you ll find k l and m colored diamonds.

Clarity color cut and carat weight. In this post you can learn about and download the official gia color scale work with an interactive diamond color chart to see the relationship between grades and colors and watch a useful gia diamond color grading video to see how gia evaluates diamond color. A gia diamond grading report is essential when buying a diamond. Diamond professionals use the grading system developed by gia in the 1950s which established the use of four important factors to describe and classify diamonds.

Many of these diamond color distinctions are so subtle that they are invisible to the untrained eye. This gia graded internally flawless 2 78 ct round brilliant cut diamond received gia s highest grade for color.