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Venus Grading System (VGS®)

Color Shade (Hue - Tinge - Shade)
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The VGS reports the presence of any color tinge (hue/shade) other than white or yellow as a Color Shade.
VGS classifies these variations into 74 distinct color shades, with the most commonly observed shades listed below.
Sample Image OWH
Sample Image YL
Sample Image BR
Sample Image GBK
Sample Image PNB
Sample Image YLB
Sample Image YLG
OWH YL BR GBK PNB YLB YLG
Off White Yellowish Brown Greyish Black Pinkish Brown Yellowish Brown Yellowish Green
Did you know? International laboratories typically report color shade only for diamonds graded lower than J color, whereas VGS reports for all colors.
Indicative price variations across diamonds with different Color Shade grades, while all other parameters remain constant, are illustrated above.