H Color Diamonds. 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. This is why h colored diamonds provide a good balance only 2 grades down from colorless which is difficult for the human eye to detect and 2 grades up from a yellow tint that may be more easily noticed.
H i color is dead center of the near colorless color chart see picture. An h colored diamond might have subtle undertones of color that are not just the standard yellow that so many of us have come to expect. A well cut h color diamond looks colorless to the naked eye all while costing anywhere from 15 to 30 less than a comparable diamond with a d color grade.
This means that you can save hundreds or thousands of dollars by picking an h color diamond over a colorless one letting you choose a more beautiful setting or simply save money for your.
The faint yellow tone of h color grade diamonds is only visible in direct comparison to a better grade diamond. This is why h colored diamonds provide a good balance only 2 grades down from colorless which is difficult for the human eye to detect and 2 grades up from a yellow tint that may be more easily noticed. These are considered high on the scale and border the colorless range of d e and f. An h color diamond gives you a stone that s nearly identical to a d e or f color diamond in every way but for a price that s upwards of 20 percent less.