Gia M Color Diamond

Official gia color scale.

Gia m color diamond.

Locations in los angeles and carlsbad california as well as new york city. This gia graded internally flawless 2 78 ct round brilliant cut diamond received gia s highest grade for color. Just the opposite happens with fancy color diamonds. D is colorless and z is light yellow.

Large vivid fancy color diamonds are extremely rare and very valuable. In that range right in the middle you ll find k l and m colored diamonds. Buy m color gia certified diamonds online and save. Clarity color cut and carat weight.

The gia grades diamonds on a scale of d colorless through z light color. 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. A nonprofit educational resource for the gem and jewelry industry.

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. Even with the presence of color these diamonds can emit fire and beauty. M color diamonds contain noticeable color. 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.

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. Gia developed the definitive diamond color scale or. Many of these diamond color distinctions are so subtle that they are invisible to the untrained eye. Search our index of thousands of m color loose diamonds all with hd diamond images.

Their value generally increases with the strength and purity of the color. 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. Gem diamonds in gia s d to z range usually decrease in value as the color becomes more obvious.

All d z diamonds are considered white even though they contain varying degrees of color. 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.