Illustrated Guide

to the natural beauty and value of coloured diamonds

White (WH)-whitish (wh):

A perceived colour hue resembling snow, refined sugar, or pasteurized whole milk. White is the lightest colour perception evident to the eye and the mind. White is also known as a neutral (achromatic) colour having no saturation yet having a measurable range of lightness. Popular names for different mixtures of white are cream, ivory, milk, moonstone, opalescent, pearl, salt, snow and sugar.