Real life color comparisons—show me yours!

[nala]

CBIs left to right:

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I




Same diamonds, same order below, but shown bottom-up (the D on the left is in an earring setting):

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I



Same diamond from the side:

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I

So I have to ask. So you notice a significant difference between the D and I??! Or how would you characterize the difference?

 

[Cerulean]

Thanks- that's very nice of you to say! I have culled it down a lot in the last year or so and am still remodeling some of it with new settings and conversions. The goal is only things I will keep and not sell going forward.

I think that is a brilliant approach. I think you've got an impeccable collection that hits all of the sweet spots on vintage meets modern!

Also fun to see the different color range too (back on topic, heh )

 

[Cerulean]

CBIs left to right:

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I




Same diamonds, same order below, but shown bottom-up (the D on the left is in an earring setting):

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I



Same diamonds from the side:

1 ct D -- 1.25 ct K -- 1.5 ct I

The difference color hits me instantly, and hard. Top view included. I wonder if that is your experience too?

They are all beautiful, but I do see the color differences as clear as day - and think these reference photos are tremendously helpful!

 

[Cerulean]

Top - M color
Bottom - E color

The cut is apples to oranges, which makes the CBI comparisons so amazing!

 

[RunningwithScissors]

So I have to ask. So you notice a significant difference between the D and I??! Or how would you characterize the difference?

Yes, to my eyes there's a noticeable difference in the photos. But more importantly, there was a significant difference in person.

Remember, an image produced by a camera is very different than what an eye sees looking at that same object in real life.

Not only are we talking about a difference in hue (such as yellow or brown) we are also talking about a difference of value (the gradation on a light to dark scale.) So a D is not only cooler in color temperature (less yellow) it is also lighter in value (closer to white on a light to dark scale.)

 

[RunningwithScissors]

I should note that I do not own the two loose diamonds in the photos I posted, they were lent to me by Wink (who gave me permission to post them.) I do own the ones mounted in the earring and the ring.

I should also note that all the diamonds I posted are absolutely beautiful in person. They were sparkle bombs and I hope someone is currently enjoying them in a beautiful piece of jewelry. (Darn you Wink for making me give them back!)

Different colors look good on different skin tones. I am very pale and pink and only look good in colorless diamonds, but my husband who is Latino and has an olive skin tone looks good in the slightly warmer ones.

 

[jBright]

Oh!! I can play too! I’ve been to the jewelry store a few times in the past few weeks with a friend to help her shop . Only the G is mine and they are all GIA XXX. Modeled on my friend - 5.5 ring finger!

Both 1.5 carats - Halo J - Solitaire I

From left to right:
G 2.03 (mine) - J 1.7 - H 1.7
Outdoors

Indoors

 

[MamaBee]

I am missing a few things because they are getting a remodel or sized. I think shape and modern v new have a lot of impact.




@elizat Your collection is gorgeous! Do you wear them on your left hand? How do you rotate them?

Ring finger, bottom up g/h on GIA scale per appraisal, middle ring is an I, pear is an L

Middle finger bottom, is an M and top o-p

Pointer is light yellow. One is w-x and the other y-z if I remember.

I have a three stone k, a u-v oec, snd a q-r omc all out for sizing or makeovers.

 

[Luce]

Smaller stone is J, larger is D, both GIA. Unfortunately, the D is not mine.

 

[nala]

Smaller stone is J, larger is D, both GIA. Unfortunately, the D is not mine.

OMG... this is divine!

 

[Luce]

OMG... this is divine!

Isn’t it? I’m still high from trying it on Saturday. Let’s see, if we mortgage the house....!

 

[nala]

Isn’t it? I’m still high from trying it on Saturday. Let’s see, if we mortgage the house....!

How much?!!!

 

[Luce]

How much?!!!

It hasn’t been priced yet but right around a half million.

 

[Luce]

@nala I have never been very color sensitive but when I saw my J next to this D I was amazed at the difference in color. I can absolutely see why you fell in love with your E.

 

[nala]

@nala I have never been very color sensitive but when I saw my J next to this D I was amazed at the difference in color. I can absolutely see why you fell in love with your E.

Omg! Right? Not going to lie! The color really seduced me. It’s like I reverted back to my Pre PS days when I didn’t understand that cut can mask color! I immediately had buyers remorse back then bc my first stone was egl USA F—(in all likelihood it was warmer, but I will say none of the I’s that i replaced it with were as white as that F Princess cut) and i kept thinking i should have gone bigger and gotten an i. So i finally did it and then immediately noticed the tint but i also noticed how much better it performed. Anyhow, I’m grateful that I’m at a point where I can accept balance. My stone has a 3.4 hca and very good idealscope image, so its cut is mind clean for me. And I’m enjoying her a lot more than I enjoyed my GIA i with an hca that was like a 1.6? Definitely below the 2, because she throws all kind of colors and performs super!! But I can see from all these pics how color isn’t really obvious to anyone but the wearer—in real life.

 

[Luce]

@nala you definitely found your HG stone! I am truly enjoying this thread looking at all of the color comparisons.

 

[pearaffair]

I am missing a few things because they are getting a remodel or sized. I think shape and modern v new have a lot of impact.





Ring finger, bottom up g/h on GIA scale per appraisal, middle ring is an I, pear is an L

Middle finger bottom, is an M and top o-p

Pointer is light yellow. One is w-x and the other y-z if I remember.

I have a three stone k, a u-v oec, snd a q-r omc all out for sizing or makeovers.

Hey girl I have the same wolf box as you and I LOVE it!

 

[monipod]

Lighting is everything! My M oval next to my F marquise.

 

[cflutist]

2.18 E-VS1 CBI on the left, 2.79 F-VS1 CBI on the right. I see a difference in the tint.




F CBI, 2.31 Q-VVS2 CBI, E CBI

 

[Roselina]

L left, F right, middle around R I‘d say, but don‘t know.

 

[missy]

So I have a number of photos comparing color but it is no longer my ring so I am not comfortable sharing those. I have one photo comparing Bubbalah (GIA JVS1) with my ring from Berricle which is a "D IF" if you kwim. Of course they are different cuts so that plays into visual differences as well.

 

[missy]

OK I found another that has nothing to do with a another PSers ring. Woohoo!
4.28I vs 4.65J

I vs J


I is on the right.


The I was set into a ring for me while I decided if it was my HG ring. It wasn't but I have a photo of the profile in the ring.








IMO IRL is the only accurate way to truly judge color for your own eyes.

 

[MamaBee]

@nala Welllllll...My husband told me it would be crazy to sell Libby for the price I would be getting. I was getting really nervous about giving her up. I was getting upset which is crazy...That diamond..although not a super ideal...is gorgeous...I’m keeping her...I should change my name to @diamondhoarder but it‘s taken..I’m still doing the ACA upgrade in January. I don’t want to pay too much to get the G in a 3 ctw. I don’t think I could go that much smaller than Summer which is 2.78...My plan all along was to go to 2.5 which I thought would be big enough...The 2.78 was just going to be a temporary size to get in the system..Now I don’t want to go down in size...Darn DSS! I’ll see what I have for a bling budget at the beginning of the year. I’m hoping that Whiteflash has a 2.8 or under 3 carat that will work for me. I don’t want to pay the 3 carat premium. I may try an H. The clarity is also pretty important to me..so it’s a trade off...TBC

 

[Made in London]

D vs L color outdoor under diffused light
I love your L colour's warm & glowy personality

 

[nala]

@nala Welllllll...My husband told me it would be crazy to sell Libby for the price I would be getting. I was getting really nervous about giving her up. I was getting upset which is crazy...That diamond..although not a super ideal...is gorgeous...I’m keeping her...I should change my name to @diamondhoarder but it‘s taken..I’m still doing the ACA upgrade in January. I don’t want to pay too much to get the G in a 3 ctw. I don’t think I could go that much smaller than Summer which is 2.78...My plan all along was to go to 2.5 which I thought would be big enough...The 2.78 was just going to be a temporary size to get in the system..Now I don’t want to go down in size...Darn DSS! I’ll see what I have for a bling budget at the beginning of the year. I’m hoping that Whiteflash has a 2.8 or under 3 carat that will work for me. I don’t want to pay the 3 carat premium. I may try an H. The clarity is also pretty important to me..so it’s a trade off...TBC

Libby lives another day! Lol. We will stay tuned!

 

[MamaBee]

Libby lives another day! Lol. We will stay tuned!

 

[Honeybasil]

G halo transitional and L OEC solitaire - i know I already posted, but I wanted to play around in different lighting. I can definitely see the color difference when they are next to each other but I don’t really notice the L so much when it’s by itself. To be honest, I prefer the higher colors, but I wanted a bigger size solitaire for my huge fingers, so I had to go to a lower color (which in the OEC I don’t mind so much).

 

[SimoneDi]

@nala Welllllll...My husband told me it would be crazy to sell Libby for the price I would be getting. I was getting really nervous about giving her up. I was getting upset which is crazy...That diamond..although not a super ideal...is gorgeous...I’m keeping her...I should change my name to @diamondhoarder but it‘s taken..I’m still doing the ACA upgrade in January. I don’t want to pay too much to get the G in a 3 ctw. I don’t think I could go that much smaller than Summer which is 2.78...My plan all along was to go to 2.5 which I thought would be big enough...The 2.78 was just going to be a temporary size to get in the system..Now I don’t want to go down in size...Darn DSS! I’ll see what I have for a bling budget at the beginning of the year. I’m hoping that Whiteflash has a 2.8 or under 3 carat that will work for me. I don’t want to pay the 3 carat premium. I may try an H. The clarity is also pretty important to me..so it’s a trade off...TBC

Wasn’t libby a Bgd diamond? I am glad that you are keeping her, eventually you might even pair her and create huge studs!

 

[MamaBee]

Wasn’t libby a Bgd diamond? I am glad that you are keeping her, eventually you might even pair her and create huge studs!

No..Libby was a AGS diamond I lucked out buying over fifteen years ago. I knew nothing about diamonds then. She‘s a little deep but just beautiful. I have 3.04 studs which I thought were huge when I purchased them! I picked each of those diamonds out by lurking here on PS! That’s how I found my people..haha

 

[iluvshinythings]

One of the studs is a G and the other is an H (both AGS). I can't tell them apart without a loupe and the certificates.
top to bottom:
H (GIA)
J (AGS)
K (GIA) w/SBF
M (GIA)

The pictures are surprising. The H looks very white to me all of the time. The J has a very slight tint from the side in some light, but normally doesn't show color. The K shows even less tint from the side or top and looks very white most of the time. IRL the M looks about like the J does in this pic and has noticeable tint from the side.

I love them all.