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'White' diamonds are available in colours described from D to Z. Coloured diamonds may be rated in 27 categories, according to gemologists, including:

  • Red,
  • Orangish-Red,
  • Reddish-Orange,
  • Orange,
  • Yellowish-Orange,
  • Yellow-Orange,
  • Orange-Yellow,
  • Orangish-Yellow,
  • Yellow,
  • Greenish-Yellow,
  • Green-Yellow,
  • Yellow-Green,
  • Yellowish-Green,
  • Green,
  • Bluish-Green,
  • Blue-Green,
  • Green-Blue,
  • Greenish-Blue,
  • Blue,
  • Violetish-Blue,
  • Bluish-Violet,
  • Violet,
  • Purple,
  • Reddish-Purple,
  • Red-Purple,
  • Purple-Red,
  • Purplish-Red
"A modifying color combination can also be added (e.g., Olive or Brown-Olive) for stones without the purest hues. Additionally, for diamonds the following colors are used: White (which are milky), Black (which are opaque), Gray, Pink, Brown."
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