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title: "Faint (K–M): meaning in gemology"
description: "Faint is the D-to-Z range from K to M: a faint yellow or brown tint."
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[Glossary](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary) · Color and fluorescence

# Faint (K–M)

Also called K-M, faint color range

Faint is the D-to-Z range from K to M: a faint yellow or brown tint.

## In more detail

The tint shows most in a larger stone. In our simulator, the first tint that you can see face up falls in this range.

## Related terms

- [Near colorless (G–J)](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/near-colorless): Near colorless is the D-to-Z range from G to J.
- [Very light (N–R)](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/very-light-color): Very light is the D-to-Z range from N to R: a yellow or brown tint that is easy to see.
- [Color grade](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/color-grade): The color grade is a letter from D to Z for the yellow or brown tint of a near-colorless diamond. D is colorless and Z is light yellow or brown.

## Learn more

- [The diamond color scale, D to Z: where you first see a tint](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/four-cs/diamond-color-scale-d-to-z)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)