What is Rose Gold?

Rose gold is a type of gold alloy that is making a come back in the fashion world.

Rose gold is an alloy of gold, copper and silver. The copper gives the gold its reddish or pink color. Silver is used to mute the red; the more silver the lighter the red color. Rose gold has been generally cheaper than other forms of gold; the current popularity of rose gold is changing that fact. Some forms of gold with a deeper red color are called red gold.

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