Diamond colour

The colour of the diamond is one of the fundamental attributes (one of the 4 C's) to knowing how to judge a diamond, which is important when matching with diamond jewellery or engagement rings. Colour stands for how white or colourless a diamond is; the better the colour grading, the more white or colourless the diamond will be and the more sparkle or fire it will have. Generally, white or colourless diamonds are rarer and more highly valued. However, as a note of interest, certain evenly coloured diamonds are also highly valued due to their rarity (such as the Steinmetz Pink diamond - 59.60 carats).

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Grading	Definition	Comments
	Perfectly white, extremely white and very white	The highest quality and rare
	White, almost white and faint light yellow	Very hard to notice colour difference unless held next to higher colour graded diamond
	Very light yellow, light yellow, yellow	Yellow starts to be noticeable, suits gold jewellery best where slight colour is not noticeable
	Yellow clearly visible	Yellow is clearly noticeable; diamonds with these colour grades are not offered on this site

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