Different Colours Of Gold

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Pure gold is too soft to be carved into jewellery accessories. When we buy jewellery it is actually an alloy of metals like silver, copper and zinc. Most people think that gold is only yellow in colour, but there are more shades available than just yellow.

The different types of gold colours are:

Yellow- This is the natural shade of gold which is widely used to make jewellery accessories. It is a mixture of pure gold with copper and zinc. Yellow gold accessories can be found in 22K, 18K, 14K, and 9K, based on the percentage of other metals mixed. It is the traditional colour for wedding jewellery. Diamonds and other gemstones also look sparkling set in yellow gold.

White- White colour has become widely popular in recent times. Many people are opting the sparkling white colour of gold over the traditional yellow one. Pure yellow gold is mixed with metals like silver, nickel and palladium to get the white colour. It is then often plated with rhodium to give it a shiny appearance. Purity of this gold is also measured in karats. The popularity of white gold is also attributed to the platinum like look it gives at comparatively low price. The sparkle of Diamonds further enhances when set in this metal. The jewellery made of this metal need plating at regular intervals to retain its shine as the original colour gets dull with regular use.

Rose/pink- Gold takes pink hues when mixed with a high percentage of copper. The electrum hardware wallet the copper content, the stronger is the colour. The rosy hue of this metal gives it a very pleasing appearance. Rose gold has seen an immense rise in popularity in the 21st century and young couples are buying wedding and engagement rings made of this metal.

Green- It is a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold also known as electrum.

Blue- is an alloy of gold and indium

Purple- is an alloy of aluminium and gold. It is more brittle than other gold alloys.

Yellow, white and rose gold are mainly used to make jewellery accessories. It depends on you completely which colour of gold you want to buy. Yellow and white gold has more or less same price, while rose gold is comparatively cheaper. If you are allergic to any metal, be careful before buying gold jewellery as it may cause skin allergy.