Rose gold, which is used in
diamond ring bands, is an alloy of copper and pure
gold and is the reason for its
color. The more the
rose color, the more it has copper content in it. However, there is no pure
rose gold although some may use the term when selling
diamond rings. Instead, there are mainly two varieties of
rose gold – pink
gold and red
gold. Pink g
old has a light hue due to less copper content in it. On the other hand, red
gold has a high content of copper, and hence, has a more red
color to it.
When it comes to
karats, you can get the
rose gold in same
karats as that of a
regular
gold. Regardless of the
color, the
karat always refers to the
gold content in a jewelry piece. For instance, a 12
karat yellow gold and a 12
karat rose gold diamond wedding rings will have the same purity.