The Truth About White Gold
How white is your white gold?
Style, fashion, beauty all reasons to choose white gold. White gold compliments diamonds. White gold is bright. White gold has a pure reflexive look. White gold is white or is it?
White gold can be illustrated with gasoline. There are generally three grades of gasoline, regular (really the lowest) mid grade, and premium. In addition, not all gas is created equally. We have all had the experience of poor performance due to poorly made gas. White gold also has three grades. Grade 3 is off white, grade 2 standard, grade 1 is premium. This means when white gold is made, it can be yellowish to light yellow.
When white gold rings are new they are coated with a white metal called rhodium. Rhodium is a metal very similar to platinum and rhodium shares many of the properties of platinum including its white color. The rhodium plating is used to make the white gold look whiter. The natural color of the white gold could actually be a light yellow color. The rhodium is very white and very hard, but it does wear away eventually.
