The perfect jewelry to make the woman you love to say, “I do,” or a gift to your partner in life for several years, a graduation present, and many more uses of golden jewelries. The dilemma is to tell the difference between the types of gold.
The similarity between them is still “karat” as the weight measurement. Metal alloy is used for them as mixtures, although the alloy is different. And of course, they are highly priced with different ranges.
White gold uses silver, palladium, platinum and titanium metal alloys, to keep up with its whiteness.It is durable and scratch proof (mostly because of the metal alloy) and the most preferred kind of gold.However, in the long run it slowly fades. But don’t worry, as re-plating is available for this kind of gold.
Pure gold is used with the metal alloys of copper and zinc to create the yellow gold effect for that classic gold appearance, most popular in rings, earrings and necklaces. The downside of having yellow gold is it needs frequent cleaning, which makes it prone to marks and scratches.
A real gold dealer knows the difference in the metal alloy mixtures for the pure gold, and as a buyer you should ask first. This will help you decide, which is the best gold to buy.
Following are key Difference Between White gold vs Yellow gold
| Metal Used | Made of pure gold , silver and palladium. | Made of pure gold, alloys of copper and zinc. |
| Differ | Plating is made of rhodium. Plating disappear depends on how often the jewelry wear, but can be replated with rhodium to restore original color. | The higher the Karat, gold are prone to scratches because gold is a soft metal. Yellow-gold can be polished, but polishing can remove metal. |
| Problem / Downside | Lower yellowish layer of white- gold become visible when the rhodium comes off. | Softer and less durable. |
| Durability | More durable than yellow-gold | Not so durable if it is high karat. Lower karat gold is more durable |
| Price | More expensive than yellow-gold | Less expensive than white-gold |
