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What colors are diamonds?
Base Colors: Diamonds are available in shades of 12 base colors. This includes red, yellow, orange, green, blue, pink, purple, brown, violet and gray. In addition, black and white diamonds are also available. The shades of these hues also play an important role.
What is the best color in diamonds?
D color
D color diamond is the highest grade and is extremely rare—the highest color grade that money can buy. Eight percent of customers choose a D color diamond.
What is K color in a diamond?
yellowish
A K-colored diamond is a natural diamond with a yellowish tint that falls between J and L on the diamond color scale. A K color diamond will typically show a yellowish hue that will be easy to spot as you bring the diamond close to your eye.
How many different colored diamonds are out there?
Common Causes of Color in Diamond Pink Pink is a rare natural color in diamonds Red Red diamonds are extremely rare in natur Orange Orange diamonds are very rare. The defec Yellow Yellow is the second most common natural Green Green diamonds are very rare in nature.
What is the best color rating for a diamond?
Diamond color ranges from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow in color). Colorless diamonds allow more light and so show more sparkle and fire than other diamonds. D through F are the most valuable ratings, but I, which is in the near-colorless range, is still considered a good color rating.
What are the different colors of diamonds?
Diamonds are coloured based on the inclusion of other trace minerals contained within the diamond lattice. Colours include white (colourless), black, brown, orange, green, red…, blue, purple and many variations of these colour names. Most commonly, nitrogen is included, which gives diamonds a yellow cast.
What color is a natural diamond?
Natural Diamonds Come in All Different Colors. Diamonds form naturally in all different colors. Shades of light yellow are the most common, though all the colors of the rainbow as well as white, black, and gray can be found.