Colored Gold
At Vrai & Oro, gold is offered in three colors: rose, yellow, and white. Colored gold is a combination of pure gold and alloys, because in pure form (24k), gold is an orange-yellow color and is too soft to work with in jewelry. With the addition of alloys, the harsh orange color is softened and the material becomes more structurally sound and capable of retaining shape. Alloys give rose gold its warm, blush toned hue, allow yellow gold to retain a variation of its “true” gold color, and can cool down white gold to shine through in its silver essence. For diamond pieces like engagement rings, the color of your gold will affect your diamond’s hue, since light bounces...