Red Colored Gold
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Have you ever wondered where gold obtains its
wide array of colors?
If it is yellow by nature, how do you make it
white?
The answer lies in it's highly malleable
property that allows a skilled jeweler to create new colors and
designs. Jewelers prefer gold to other metals not only for its
brilliance, but ease in which it can be molded and mixed with other
metals. However, pure gold is easily scratched and slightly dull in
color, which limits durability in every day
golden jewelry. Instead, it
is alloyed with other metals, such as copper, silver, nickel,
palladium, and zinc, which increase its strength and its color.
In its purest form of 24 karats, the metal dons a deep, orange shade
of yellow. When fused with other metals, however, its shade will
vary. Copper, being red, will cause gold to become redder. Silver,
zinc, and other white/gray metals will cause it to become paler.
Alloying gold with other metals follows the principle of mixing
colors; therefore, lower karat gold often has a wider array of
colors than higher karat gold because more alloying metals are
added. The most common karats are 24 followed by 14 and then 10.
"Although 24 karat" is gold in it’s purest form it’s also in it’s
softest state. While 10k has been infused with metal it’s
value is diminished but the strength of the gold is significantly
higher then 24k and even 14k.
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Color |
Composition |
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Bright Yellow |
Pure Gold, Copper, Fine Silver |
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White |
Pure Gold, Copper, Nickel, Zinc |
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Rose |
Pure Gold, Copper |
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Deep Green |
Gold, Fine Silver, Copper, Zinc |
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Bright Red |
Pure Gold, Aluminum |
In today's jewelry, traditional yellow gold remains the most
popular, followed by white gold, two-tone gold, and tri-color gold.
Two-tone
gold jewelry is comprised of
yellow gold and white gold. It is versatile because it can match
with any combination of yellow gold, white gold, and platinum.
Tri-color gold is comprised of yellow gold, rose gold, and white or
green gold. Tri-color was popularized by Black Hills gold, which is
made in South Dakota. The use of three colors tends to make designs
more distinct. Whether it is radiant yellow, polished white, or a
shade in between, the natural characteristic of gold is that it
shines brightly in any hue and looks exquisite in every ray of
light.
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