Color
When it comes to color, a pure diamond is considered the most stunning and most rare. Diamonds are graded by color, starting at D and continuing through the alphabet. Truly colorless stones are given a D grading and are treasured for their rarity. While many diamonds appear colorless, they may actually have subtle yellow or brown tones and these color grades include P and Q. Although still beautiful, they will be less rare and therefore less valuable. "Fancy" diamonds—in well-defined colors that include red, pink, blue, green and canary yellow—are highly prized and particularly rare.

GIA Color Grading Scale

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Fancy Light

Fancy

Fancy Intense

Colorless

Near Colorless

Faint Yellow

Very light Yellow

Light Yellow

Yellow