Clarity & Color of Diamonds

Clarity & Color of Diamonds

Clarity and color have to do with the visual quality of the gemstone you are evaluating. Clarity is self apparent, it is a measure of the diamonds perfection. Generally, diamonds contain a number of small flaws or imperfections known as inclusions. Gemstone inclusions can often be seen with the naked eye, some cannot, and they generally look like small scratches or scuffs within the stone itself. The more inclusions a diamond contains the farther it is from perfect and the value decreases along with its price.

Color on the other hand has to do with naturally occurring color shades the stone may or may not contain. Pink diamonds, black diamonds, red shades, brown shades, all exist and have varying degrees of desirability. Pink diamonds for example are very rare to find in a small stone and are therefore priced accordingly. You will want to look for color to be uniform throughout the stone and a desirable shade.