Yellow Diamond Clarity Scale

The scale starts at fancy light yellow and moves toward fancy vivid yellow as the saturation of color intensifies.

Yellow diamond clarity scale.

At with clarity lab diamonds are graded on the same letter scale gia uses. When recut as a 4 61 radiant right it was graded fancy yellow. The reason is because yellow tints in white diamonds can be distracting when looking at the stone for sparkle. The diamond color scale used for white diamonds goes from d to z.

In these cases you can t give a colorless scale to the diamond. Courtesy of the scarselli family. You won t see any type of yellow tints on the outer surface. In this case the diamond will show a clear yellow color.

Each clarity grade represents a range so two diamonds with the same clarity grade may have different inclusions. With diamonds in the normal range value is based on the absence of color because colorless diamonds are the rarest. Vvs 1 and vvs 2 diamond clarity grades. The color of most yellow diamonds may appear noticeably darker and stronger when set in a mounting.

If you would like to know more regarding fancy yellow diamonds or have any questions please call one of our graduate gemologists at 800 747 7552. Diamond clarity is measured on a scale from included not carried by brilliant earth slightly included si1 and si2 very slightly included vs1 and vs2 very very slightly included vvs1 and vvs2 internally flawless to flawless. This 10 12 ct fancy vivid yellow pear shape illustrates the effect a fancy shape can have on intensifying the color in a yellow diamond. Diamond clarity is a qualitative metric that grades the visual appearance of each diamond.

A diamond with a clarity grade of 1 or 2 vvs1 or vvs2 has minute inclusions that are difficult for a skilled grader to see under 10x magnification. It is the end range of yellow color. The scale that you can give to your diamond is s to z. Ags 3 or 4.

The higher up the diamond clarity scale you go the more difficult it becomes to identify inclusions within a diamond using 10x magnification. Very slightly included diamonds with a clarity grade of 3 or 4 vs1 or vs2 have minor inclusions. Ags 5 6 or 7. Diamond prices also increase accordingly because diamonds of higher clarity are rarer than diamonds that are more heavily included.

The fewer inclusions and blemishes the diamond has the better the clarity grade. Man made white diamonds put equal important on color grade just like its natural counterparts. The simplified scale below represents how a fancy yellow diamond would be graded. The scale of diamond clarity.

This degrades the diamond and their prices decrease as you get closer to z. As the letter is closer to z it means that the diamond is less colorless and starts to be a bit yellowish in tone a pale yellow shade.