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GIA Color Grade Scale

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

 

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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