Diamond Color Clarity Cut Chart

While flawless and colorless diamonds are extremely rare cut determines a diamond s true value.

Diamond color clarity cut chart.

So the larger the diamond you buy the higher the color and clarity grades you should look for. For color d or completely colorless diamond is the highest grade. For white colorless diamonds the diamond color grade is determined based on the absence of color. A lower color diamond with a higher cut grade will have more sparkle and visual appeal than a higher color diamond with a lower cut grade.

The larger the carat the more obvious the other qualities become. A stone much larger than one carat should usually have a clarity of vs2 or higher and preferably a color grade around g or h. Fl or flawless is the highest grade for clarity. Each of the four c s carat weight cut color clarity is accompanied by a diamond chart illustrating the differences between grades.

G h as opposed to a specific grade the diamond is not certified by gia. The importance of diamond clarity is affected by the other diamond qualities such as shape and size. But out of diamond cut clarity color and carat color is the easiest of the diamond 4 cs for shoppers to evaluate on their own. Every diamond certified by the gia undergoes a thorough independent evaluation.

In step cut shapes such as emerald cut and asscher cut diamonds the shallow pavilion and open table accentuate the clarity of the stone and can make characteristics more easily visible. An fl diamond has no imperfections even when magnified 10x by a professional. If while shopping for a diamond you are ever given a color range e g.