Gold jewelry actually comes in a variety of colors and theses different colors are achieved by mixing other alloys and metals with gold. Gold can be as little as 41.7% pure and still be legally marked and sold as gold in America, thus Karats in gold still apply as the colors change. Some of the beautiful gold colors you will find are white gold, rose gold, blue and green gold, but only yellow gold is true to the natural pure state of gold. 18k and 14k white gold have 75% and 58.2% gold respectively, and its color is white because it’s plated with rhodium. When the copper alloy is added, rose gold jewelry is achieved with a beautiful dusky pink tone while green gold alloys are made by leaving out the copper alloys and just using a mixture of gold and silver. Green gold actually appears as a greenish yellow rather than green really. Below is a mini chart of the most common additives which are used to accomplish colored gold:
Yellow gold Silver and copper
White gold Nickel, zinc, copper, tin and manganese
Pink gold Mostly copper with some silver
Green gold Mostly silver or cadmium
Blue gold Iron
Gray gold Iron
Millefedi Ring in Rose Gold with Diamonds
- $4,100 - ylang23.com
Rose Gold Heart Ring, Jordan Askill
- $235 (145 GBP) - liberty.co.uk
LOL Necklace in Yellow Gold and Diamonds
- $830 - ylang23.com
Monogram Résille large band ring, yellow gold
- $2,760 - louisvuitton.com
"Love You" Necklace
- $600 - barneys.com
Three Graces - 18K Gold Green Mother of Pearl Cameo Ring
- $838 - forzieri.com
LIZZY Brown/Green GOLD Chandelier Earrings
- $375 (234 GBP) - farfetch.com
Avanessi White Gold Love Ring - Max and Chloe
- $298 - maxandchloe.com
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