Birthstone Color Chart


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Birthstone Color Chart

Birthstone Color Chart
Birthstone Colors are determined by the impurities or structural defects that cause the coloration of the gemstones. In gemstones, color consists of three components:

  • Hue - the first impression of the color of the gemstone

  • Tone - the lightness or darkness of color ranging from light to medium to dark

  • Saturation - the intensity of a gemstone's color which is measured from dull to strong to vivid

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) by which gemstone colors are graded are detailed in the following Birthstone Color Chart.

Birthstone Color Chart

Color Grading Chart for Gemstones and Birthstones

Purple P
reddish Purple rP
Red-Purple or Purple-Red RP/PR
strongly purplish Red stpR
slightly purplish Red slpR
Red R
orangey Red oR
Red-Orange or Orange-Red RO/OR
reddish Orange rO
Orange O
yellowish Orange yO
orangey Yellow oY
Yellow Y
greenish Yellow gY
Yellow-Green or Green-Yellow YG/GY
strongly yellowish Green styG
yellowish Green yG
slightly yellowish Green slyG
Green G
very slightly bluish Green vslbG
bluish Green bG
very strongly bluish Green vstbG
Green-Blue or Blue-Green GB/BG
very strongly greenish Blue vstgB
greenish Blue gB
very slightly greenish Blue vslgB
Blue B
violetish Blue vB
bluish Violet bV
Violet V
violetish Purple vP

Color Grading Chart for Gemstones and Birthstones

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Birthstones & Jewelry Insurance
Your home insurance policy may not fully cover you for birthstone jewelry insurance, engagement ring insurance or wedding ring insurance. Your home insurance policy probably covers jewelry theft, but not loss that occurs for other reasons. A typical home insurance policy will only usually pay a maximum of $1,000 for jewelry theft. Obtain a Jewelry Insurance quote from the Chubb group of jewelry insurance.

Birthstone Color Chart

Birthstone Color Chart

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Birthstone Color Chart