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Franqui62

Franqui62

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I already know I am very sensitive to colour. Hence I have steered towards D,E,F stones, as I prefer lighter. For others, this is an interesting article with a colour test.
I scored 0.

How Well Can You See Diamond Color Differences? (With Video)

People often get too hung up about diamond color grades. Here's a color test and a real life video comparison. Find out if you can see differences here...
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This color perception test circulates on the RT forum every few months. It's quite useful to gauge one's color perception, although the ultimate way to gauge your color sensitivity to diamonds in particular is to view a range of diamond colors under normal lighting (don't view diamonds under jewelry store lighting. Everything from a D to an I will look white under jewelry store lights, as they use LEDs with a high proportion of light at the blue end of the spectrum to cover any yellow).

Under normal indoor lighting, both my wife and I can start to see color in a GIA-graded F, and we can definitely see it by the time we get to the G/H range. So it's D/E only for us. But then again, both my wife and I score perfect 0s on both this shortened version of the color perception test and the official, full-length FM-100 hue test, so I'd say we're anomalously color sensitive.

If you find these color-matching tests enjoyable and relaxing, then check out the App "I love Hue." The color-matching puzzles are quite enjoyable.

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I Love Hue - Apps on Google Play

A gentle journey into colour and perception
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I've done this test a few times and get a different score each time. Anywhere from 4-10. Different computers so I guess your monitor also impacts the score. I can see color in diamonds, but I don't mind it so getting a perfect score for me wouldn't equate with not liking a diamond with a little bit of tint, or maybe even more than a little.
 
I scored 8 and I’m not bothered about colour in diamonds.
 
I’m extremely color sensitive and scored 0. I’ve taken other tests like this, one was actually in art school and it was really in depth and cost a fee (converted by the school).

It’s interesting for sure. I think I’d like a fancy colored diamond but the “off white” variants bother me I’ve realized.

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I score very well on color test also but, that doesn't define your tolerance for color, or I should say tint. I can see the tint but it
doesn't bother me. I do have a GIA graded D pear that I* think is too white (I've said this before). So maybe I'm sensitive to not
enough tint:lol::eek-2:.
 
tyty333 said:
I score very well on color test also but, that doesn't define your tolerance for color, or I should say tint. I can see the tint but it
doesn't bother me. I do have a GIA graded D pear that I* think is too white (I've said this before). So maybe I'm sensitive to not
enough tint:lol::eek-2:.
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You might be a mall jewelers dream customer! :lol-2:
 
I've taken this over the years and score somewhere between 2-10 depending on my monitor, phone vs computer, etc. But I dont consider myself color sensitive at all.
 
Snowdrop13 said:
I got zero too! Much to my surprise as I don't think I'm colour sensitive, especially not where diamonds are concerned.
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Being able to see the color and being bothered by it are two different things.

I have found that some people have incredible color vision and want only those diamonds of the "first water". I had one client come to visit me in Boise with her husband. I had five two carat diamonds, each a different color. I had them on my desk in random order in a slotted tray. (The colors were D, E, F, H, and J if memory serves.)

I saw them drive up and met them at the door. As we were walking towards my desk, from at least five feet away, she took a breath and told me the D was just incredible. She went on to tell me, in proper order which was the next whitest and the next, even thought the D, E, and F were not contiguous. I was amazed,

I have other clients, who when shown diamonds of similar sizes of various colors, even those who told me they wanted only a D-F color, pick a G-H-I as the one they like best.

The beauty of allowing your eyes tell you what you like best is you are now getting what your eyes like, rather than what you think you should like because it is better according to the mystical "They". (This assumes, of course, the cut is the same for all the stones being observed. If not, the extra variable may be more important to your eye than the color.)

Wink
 
Wink said:
Being able to see the color and being bothered by it are two different things.

I have found that some people have incredible color vision and want only those diamonds of the "first water". I had one client come to visit me in Boise with her husband. I had five two carat diamonds, each a different color. I had them on my desk in random order in a slotted tray. (The colors were D, E, F, H, and J if memory serves.)

I saw them drive up and met them at the door. As we were walking towards my desk, from at least five feet away, she took a breath and told me the D was just incredible. She went on to tell me, in proper order which was the next whitest and the next, even thought the D, E, and F were not contiguous. I was amazed,

I have other clients, who when shown diamonds of similar sizes of various colors, even those who told me they wanted only a D-F color, pick a G-H-I as the one they like best.

The beauty of allowing your eyes tell you what you like best is you are now getting what your eyes like, rather than what you think you should like because it is better according to the mystical "They". (This assumes, of course, the cut is the same for all the stones being observed. If not, the extra variable may be more important to your eye than the color.)

Wink
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This is totally true I think. Visibility and preference are not the same at all. Some people who can obviously see tint might find a less “bright white” pleasing.

I also find I’m overstimulated by intense or saturated colors so that may be similar to finding “too white” displeasing

I think because in my head a diamond should be white, I find even slight presence of color annoying because it doesn’t fit my mental model of what a diamond is supposed to be, which is white - unless of course, it’s a fancy color (this is purely my preference though)
 
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I wonder if this will change as I get older.

Edit to say I prefer D and E color diamonds, but find other colors attractive as well.
 
I've taken this test so many times in the past and score 0 through I believe 6.
It depends on the time of day, and how tired my eyes are.

I can see the color difference in larger diamonds under certain types of lighting conditions but that's it. In fact, I think most people can.
 
Diamond Girl 21 said:
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I wonder if this will change as I get older.

Edit to say I prefer D and E color diamonds, but find other colors attractive as well.
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RE: I wonder if this will change as I get older.

In most people this is true. I scored a 98 out of 100 on the Munsell 100 tile color tests I took when I was young. (If you miss one tile, you miss two because the two tiles are both in the wrong place.)

I was not allowed a retake that year, as I would supposedly be able to remember which was which. I also knew that if I could have told them apart to begin with, I could not, I would have put them in the right place.

I was told 98 out of a 100 was "really great," and not to worry about it, as in twenty years I would kill to score that high again. It has been a lot more than twenty years, and I totally would!

I do know a few exceptions of other geezers who still get the 100 out of 100, but I am not going to name names...
 
Last year, I took this test and scored a 0. Today, I scored a 4, and I could tell which bars I was shaky on for the correct color choices.

In person, in particular with freedom of movement and tilt, I can spot some difference (for instance, a D-E and an H-I). An I or J will usually look warmer than a G to me. If I were to look within a single grade, like G-H or E-F, I think my discernment would be fallible.

My preference for white diamond color is open to colorless or near-colorless, usually down to I or J in old cuts and more like H in modern rounds. The colorless diamonds look brighter and a little cooler while many near-colorless stones register as a softer, more mellow white. I remember an icy G, though, so I suspect cut is a mitigating factor. :)
 
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I have improved since I did it a couple of years ago.

DK :))
 
DejaWiz said:
You might be a mall jewelers dream customer! :lol-2:
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I could probably deal with their tints but I could never deal with their cuts! :lol:
 
tyty333 said:
I could probably deal with their tints but I could never deal with their cuts! :lol:
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Hey wait a minute...my wife's first diamond all those years ago before we knew what to look for was from a mall. :oops2: :lol-2:
 
Several years ago, I scored a 4. Last year, I scored a 0. I haven't bothered to retake it, but I know that simply because I can tell the nuances, doesn't mean I prefer colorless diamonds. I love my J AVR. I am fine with a GHI RBM. I haven't really seen J or lower RBMs in real life, so I reserve judgment. Then again, I love wearing the color coral, so maybe I just like those warmer tones, lol.

My friend on the other hand, is super color sensitive. She aggravated her husband with her preference for a smaller F than the cheaper and larger G. For her, the G was not colorless enough.
 
Wink said:
RE: I wonder if this will change as I get older.

In most people this is true. I scored a 98 out of 100 on the Munsell 100 tile color tests I took when I was young. (If you miss one tile, you miss two because the two tiles are both in the wrong place.)

I was not allowed a retake that year, as I would supposedly be able to remember which was which. I also knew that if I could have told them apart to begin with, I could not, I would have put them in the right place.

I was told 98 out of a 100 was "really great," and not to worry about it, as in twenty years I would kill to score that high again. It has been a lot more than twenty years, and I totally would!

I do know a few exceptions of other geezers who still get the 100 out of 100, but I am not going to name names...
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Thanks for sharing. I shall enjoy it while it lasts.
 
Interesting. I scored a 2. Apparently I should be just fine with I-Js then. I can see the tint in a J diamond set in my ring from the side. I can see the difference between Gs and Is side by side. I couldn’t discern the color difference between F&G and G&H even side by side. Yay for turning 40!
 
I scored 0. I knew I was colour sensitive but I still love my I diamond engagement ring!
 
Wink said:
Being able to see the color and being bothered by it are two different things.

I have found that some people have incredible color vision and want only those diamonds of the "first water". I had one client come to visit me in Boise with her husband. I had five two carat diamonds, each a different color. I had them on my desk in random order in a slotted tray. (The colors were D, E, F, H, and J if memory serves.)

I saw them drive up and met them at the door. As we were walking towards my desk, from at least five feet away, she took a breath and told me the D was just incredible. She went on to tell me, in proper order which was the next whitest and the next, even thought the D, E, and F were not contiguous. I was amazed,

I have other clients, who when shown diamonds of similar sizes of various colors, even those who told me they wanted only a D-F color, pick a G-H-I as the one they like best.

The beauty of allowing your eyes tell you what you like best is you are now getting what your eyes like, rather than what you think you should like because it is better according to the mystical "They". (This assumes, of course, the cut is the same for all the stones being observed. If not, the extra variable may be more important to your eye than the color.)

Wink
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Lucky lady! Did she buy the D?
 

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Being able to see tint and disliking it are two different things. I can see tint, and I prefer it. I don’t like cold diamonds.
 
Tourmaline said:
Being able to see tint and disliking it are two different things. I can see tint, and I prefer it. I don’t like cold diamonds.
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Save those icy cold diamonds for me. I love them!!! ;)
 
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