Round Brilliant Diamonds

Light Performance Grading

For round diamonds with exceptional light performance, IGI includes calculations for key, quantifiable components associated with diamond beauty: Total Light Performance, Brightness, Fire, and Contrast.

  • Total Light Performance: Cumulative intensity of the diamond’s brightness, fire, contrast and scintillation.
  • Brightness: All reflected and refracted white light
  • Fire*: Dispersed light seen as flashes of color
  • Contrast: Balance and intensity of bright and dark areas