Some people swear they can see the difference between and F and a G, but I would hazard that the vast majority could not tell the difference, even if they had the stones right next to each other. Here is an awesome tutorial on color from GOG: http://www.goodoldgold.com/4Cs/Color/DiamondColorimeter/ but nothing beats seeing IDEAL cut stones in person to determine your color preference. In realy life, all most people see when they see an ideal stone is "sparkly", unless they look at the pavilion a lot. In a 1 ct stone in a tiffany-type solitaire, you won''t see the pavilion much, so this may not be a problem. I am not very "sensistive" to color and couldn''t see the difference between a G and a J--well, you can see a difference, but not enough for me to spend an extra $2500 for the same size stone, KWIM? I actually love the ivory color that some diamonds get in the I-J range. You have to make your own choice about color though. Have you seen stones in person, or has your lady expressed a preference?
If she likes "white" stones (an ideal cut H will also look white), then she may like knowing her rock is and "F" and not lower--kind of a "mind colorless" thing. And if she has tiny hands, then a 1ct will look huge, which is great! Most people don''t know anything about clarity, so save your bucks on that and get an eye clean SI1... you had a few options that were in the F SI1 range, call the vendors and see if they''re eye-clean, bingo-bango you are done!
DD
300x240.png)
