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Yellow Gold

A wide variety of precious metals are used in jewellery production, often in direct combination. This is also the case with yellow gold, which is an alloy of fine gold, silver and copper. The relationship between the three components is responsible for the colour of the gold and therefore also for its name. With 8ct gold, a pale yellow gold can be obtained with a silver content of 53.4% and a 13.3% copper content. For a more distinct yellow based on 8ct gold, an alloy ratio of 33.3% gold, 11.4% silver as well as 43.1% copper is responsible. The missing 12.2% are made up by additional metals that are added to improve castability and hardness. A typical golden yellow can also be achieved with a higher gold content: 14ct gold with a composition of 30% silver and 11.5% copper, for example, or high-quality 18ct gold with 12.5% silver and 12.5% copper. Especially the latter provides a very saturated yellow hue of the gold. Gold jewellery should also look like real gold and exactly this is the look that yellow gold tries to achieve through the different alloying possibilities.