The Colours of Gold at Rosetti An 18K Gold Story

Gold is a rare and precious metal enduring, luminous, and steeped in meaning. When selecting a piece of fine jewellery, one question often arises:

What truly distinguishes yellow, rose, and white gold?

At Rosetti, we work exclusively in 18K gold. Whether the piece is yellow, white, or rose, the purity remains the same. What transforms one shade into another is not the gold itself, but the artful balance of other metals within the alloy.

Let’s explore how each colour comes to life and why your choice of gold hue is a key part of every Rosetti design.

What is 18K Gold?

Pure gold is soft and malleable, beautiful in its natural form but unsuitable for everyday wear. To craft enduring jewellery, it must be alloyed combined with other metals for strength, structure, and colour.

In 18K gold, 75% is pure gold and 25% is a carefully chosen blend of metals. That ratio is constant across all colours yellow, white, and rose. What changes is which metals make up that final quarter, and in what proportions.

These subtle shifts alter the tone, finish, and character of the gold without changing its intrinsic value. They are what give each Rosetti piece its distinctive personality.

Yellow Gold

Yellow gold reflects gold’s natural beauty warm, rich, and timeless. To create 18K yellow gold, we combine pure gold with a precise mix of silver and copper. This results in a golden hue that is full yet soft, never brash.

Its enduring appeal lies in how it honours the heritage of goldsmithing while offering the durability needed for modern life. At Rosetti, our yellow gold is designed to complement intricate details, gemstones, and the play of light across the metal’s surface.

Yellow Gold Ring Example

White Gold

White gold begins life as yellow gold, then gains its silvery tone through the addition of white metals, most often palladium. The result is a cooler, refined look that pairs beautifully with diamonds and coloured gemstones.

While many jewellers apply a rhodium coating for extra brightness, at Rosetti we focus on the underlying alloy itself. This allows the gold to maintain its natural character, developing a graceful patina over time a subtle testament to the life of the piece and its wearer.

White Gold Ring Example

Rose Gold

Rose gold has a romance all its own. Its blush tone is achieved by increasing the copper content within the alloy, lending both colour and strength.

Our 18K rose gold is carefully balanced never overly red, never washed out creating a gentle warmth that flatters a wide range of skin tones. It offers a modern twist on tradition, with a hue that feels both soft and striking.

Rose Gold Ring Example

Can the Colour Be Changed?

We are often asked whether a piece can be transformed from yellow gold to white, or rose to yellow. The short answer is no.

Gold’s colour is determined when the alloy is made, before the jewellery is cast. It is not a surface finish, but an intrinsic property of the metal. Changing it would require melting down the piece and beginning anew, resulting in an entirely different jewel.

Choosing Your Gold Colour

There is no single rule for selecting the right gold. It is an intimate decision, shaped by personal taste, skin tone, and the feeling you want the piece to evoke.

Yellow gold speaks to tradition, rose gold to romance, white gold to contemporary elegance. Some of our clients choose one signature colour; others blend tones across their collection.

At Rosetti, we guide each choice with care, ensuring the metal not only suits the design but reflects you.

How It Makes You Feel

Gold is more than a material it is a keeper of memories, symbols, and sentiment. Whether you are marking a milestone, celebrating love, or simply choosing beauty for its own sake, the colour of gold you wear becomes part of your story.

At Rosetti, each jewel yellow, rose, or white is created to endure, not just in structure, but in meaning. We invite you to explore our world of 18K gold and discover the shade that feels like yours.