What is Rose Gold or Red Gold?
Rose gold, also called red gold or pink gold, is yellow gold that has been combined with an alloy (as is the vast majority of gold used in jewelry, to increase its strength. Most gold is usually alloyed with a combination of copper and silver. Using more silver and less copper results in gold that is the traditional yellow color; while increasing the concentration of copper creates the beautiful rose gold, or the softer color of pink gold. Similarly, white gold is alloyed with nickel, zinc, and palladium to give it the white coloring. Rose gold is as tarnish resistant and hypoallergenic as yellow gold. I use 14K rose gold-filled wire in my creations; this means that the rose gold is a thick sheet of 14K gold permanently bonded to an alloy core. It is as strong and long-lasting as 14K yellow or white gold-filled metal.
