{"id":2782,"date":"2014-02-27T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=2782"},"modified":"2015-05-13T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T19:00:53","slug":"different-colors-of-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/different-colors-of-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"DIFFERENT COLORS OF GOLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/All-The-Different-Colors-Of-Gold.gif\" alt=\"All The Different Colors Of Gold\" title=\"All The Different Colors Of Gold\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2783\" \/><\/div>\n<p>When most people think about Gold, they think about two different shades: <strong>Yellow Gold and White Gold<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThere are so many more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><p>\nAnd we&#8217;ll get into that, but first&#8230; <strong>Let&#8217;s understand Pure Gold<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>24k Pure Gold<\/h2>\n<p>\nGold, in it&#8217;s Pure State, is 24k Gold. <strong>24k Gold is Very Yellow and Very Malleable!<\/strong> (see image below)<\/p>\n<p>\nThis Pure Gold is Quite Soft and can be Dented, Scratched, Heated, Rolled, Pulled, and Manipulated pretty easily. That&#8217;s why <strong>it&#8217;s not good to use Pure Gold in Jewelry<\/strong>, especially Jewelry that would hold in Stones like Diamonds and Gemstones. <strong>They would fall out!<\/strong> You need stronger Metals for those secure jobs and lasting ability.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo Manufacturers and Jewelers <strong>add different Alloys<\/strong> to the Mix to create different kinds of Gold. This changes the State of the Pure Gold into Parts and Percentages. Take a look at the Chart Below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>24k Gold is 99.9% Pure Gold<\/li>\n<li>22k Gold is 91.6% Gold<\/li>\n<li>20k Gold is 83.3% Gold<\/li>\n<li>18k Gold is 75% Gold<\/li>\n<li>14k Gold is 58.5% Gold<\/li>\n<li>10k Gold is 41.7% Gold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe <strong>Stamps <\/strong>that these <strong>different mixtures<\/strong> get are shown here:<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>.999 = 24k Gold<\/li>\n<li>.916 = 22k Gold<\/li>\n<li>.833 = 20k Gold<\/li>\n<li>.750 = 18k Gold<\/li>\n<li>.585 = 14k Gold<\/li>\n<li>.417 = 10k Gold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Popular Golds<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Most Popular Gold in the U.S.A. is <strong>14k Gold<\/strong> (they like more Rich Golds like 24k, 22k and 20k in Europe).<\/p>\n<p><h2>14k Yellow Gold<\/h2>\n<p>\n14k Yellow Gold is made up with these Alloys: <strong>58.5% Gold, 25% Silver, 17% Copper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>14k White Gold<\/h2>\n<p>\nWhite Gold is basically Yellow Gold (Since <strong>there is No Real White Gold in Nature<\/strong>) with some different Alloys added to make it look White (and then, after that it&#8217;s usually <strong>Rhodium Plated<\/strong> to make it even more White). The Alloys in 14k White Gold are: <strong>58.5% Gold, 20% Copper, 14.5% Nickel, and 7.5% Zinc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBy adding in other Alloys and Minerals, and by altering the Heat and Temperature, you can make all kinds of different <strong>Colors, Hues and Shades of Gold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Colors of Gold<\/h2>\n<p>\nJewelers come up with some interesting and cool Colors (Plus new ones with names like <strong>Honey<\/strong> and <strong>Strawberry<\/strong> &#8211; as shown below).<\/p>\n<p>\nSo let&#8217;s take a peek at all the different <strong>Hues and Shades and Colorations of Gold<\/strong> today:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yellow (24k, 22k, 20k, 18k, 14k, 10k)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White Gold (Rhodium Plated)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White Gold (Non-Rhodium Plated)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rose<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pink<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strawberry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Green<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Honey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Blue<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Purple<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Black<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brown<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Black Hills (Yellow\/Rose\/Green)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Black Hills (White\/Rose\/Green)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tri-Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two-Tone Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gold Plated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fools Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><h2>Images of Gold Colors<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Now let&#8217;s see the real thing&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below are examples of Gold in <strong>all the different Colors<\/strong> on the market today. From 24K, 22K, to 18K, 14K and 10K, as well as White Gold (<strong>Rhodium Plated and Not<\/strong>), to Tri-Gold (Three Different Colors of Gold Combined), to Two-Tone (Just Two Different Shades of Gold), to Black Hills Gold (Usually 3 Shades of Gold like Yellow, Rose and Green Gold, but often you&#8217;ll also see White in the mix). <strong>Plus really cool Colors <\/strong>like Honey Gold, Green Gold, Pink Gold (called Strawberry and Rose Gold as well), Blue Gold, Purple Gold (<strong>Yes, it does exist<\/strong>), Black Gold (Nope, it&#8217;s not Oil), Gold Plated (like Costume Jewelry) and even Fool&#8217;s Gold.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Take a look&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-Colors-Of-Gold.jpg\" alt=\"Different Shades Hues Colors Of Gold\" title=\"Different Shades Hues Colors Of Gold\" width=\"502\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-Colors-Of-Gold.jpg 502w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-Colors-Of-Gold-75x300.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-Colors-Of-Gold-257x1024.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>(PIN ME!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>These Colors are Cool!<\/strong> The choices are endless. The Styles and Designs are out of this world.<\/p>\n<p>\nNothing says you have to stay <strong>traditional<\/strong>. In fact, Jewelry Stores are carrying more Metals now than they ever did. Metals like Titanium, Tungsten, Platinum, Stainless Steel, Black Steel, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0086GUM62\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Blue Steel<\/a>, Sterling Silver, Brass, and Copper.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo if you want something Different, Fun, Artsy&#8230; <strong>Don&#8217;t be afraid to check out Gold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Color is always Awesome! <\/strong>:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>When most people think about Gold, they think about two different shades: Yellow Gold and White Gold. There are so many more&#8230; And we&#8217;ll get into that, but first&#8230; Let&#8217;s understand Pure Gold&#8230; 24k Pure <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/different-colors-of-gold\/\" title=\"DIFFERENT COLORS OF GOLD\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}