So it s necessary to spend more money on a diamond with a high color grade.
K color diamond in white gold.
K color for white gold setting.
This is a good indication that k belongs more to the top end of the scale than the bottom.
However diamonds tend to absorb much more color of yellow gold than they absorb the color of white gold.
Warm toned diamonds are perfect.
These white gold engagement rings from james allen all have f color diamonds which will always look perfectly colorless.
A diamond will naturally pick up the color of its environment in this case the band.
This is why you will not really see the difference between an h colored diamond and a k colored diamond on a yellow gold ring.
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Here are a couple of examples of k colored diamonds in yellow gold.
Even an icy white diamond will appear more yellow when set in a yellow gold band.
Likewise here is a stunning j color diamond in a rose gold solitaire setting.
And this is definitely true for white gold and platinum ring settings.
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Normally a j or k color could have a yellowish tint.
For most people myself included the yellow tint in a k diamond isn t obvious when looking at white gold platinum settings from a top down perspective that s because the sparkle and brilliance of the diamond helps mask its body color.
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The trick is to make sure the diamond looks white in relation to the setting.
When set with platinum or white gold the yellow tint in a k color diamond may start to become noticeable.