What is rose gold?
You may have seen mention of it in newspaper advertisements. You may even have heard of it from your local jeweler. So, what exactly is Rose Gold? From a marketing standpoint, it sounds very romantic, however, there really is no such thing as pure rose-colored gold, red gold or pink gold. Pure gold (a noble metal) is always yellow, because it absorbs the violet and blue light and reflects yellow and red light. However, in its purest form, it is really too soft for use in practical applications, such as jewelry or gold coins, so it must be mixed with other metals for strength and durability. So how exactly do the jewelers create colored gold? When they refer to colored gold, they are actually talking about colored alloys, which are added to the gold to make it stronger, for use in rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and coins. Even the pure gold color that most people prefer is really a combination of gold and other metals, usually copper and silver. These are used most often because
