Diamond
- Cut
- Color
- Clarity
- Carat
- Shape

Precious Metals
- Gold
- Silver

A chemically pure and structurally perfect diamond is perfectly transparent with no hue, or color. In reality almost no gem-sized natural diamonds are absolutely perfect. The color of a diamond may be affected by chemical impurities and/or structural defects. Depending on the hue and intensity of a diamond's coloration, a diamond's color can either detract from or enhance its value. For example, most white diamonds are discounted in price when more yellow hue is detectable, while intense pink or blue diamonds (such as the 'Hope Diamond') can be dramatically more valuable. Out of all colored diamonds, red diamonds are the rarest.
Colors
Diamonds occur in a variety of colors—steel gray, white, blue, yellow, orange, red, green, pink to purple, brown, and black. Colored diamonds contain interstitial impurities or structural defects that cause the coloration, whilst pure diamonds are perfectly transparent and colorless.