| When looking for a trio ring set, the first choice to | | | | the same look and feel as more expensive and |
| make is between White Gold and Yellow Gold. | | | | luxurious metals such as platinum and titanium. This |
| Everyone knows about yellow gold, but not as many | | | | silvery gold also accentuates diamonds in a wedding |
| people are familiar with the concept of white gold, | | | | ring and creates a striking effect in combination with |
| which has been gaining popularity and recognition in | | | | well cut diamonds. White gold rings traditionally are also |
| recent times. Gold, when naturally mined and extracted | | | | more durable and scratch resistant than their yellow |
| has the traditional metallic yellow color. This image of | | | | counterparts because of the stronger metals that are |
| gold as yellow comes from classic depictions of gold | | | | used to make them. |
| as yellow in classic movies and images. When one | | | | However, yellow gold still remains very popular today |
| thinks of mining for gold and gold nuggets, it is the | | | | because it provides a very classic and traditional feel |
| classic yellow colored gold that comes to mind. | | | | to wedding rings. Yellow gold has a timeless property |
| White gold is made of the same materials as yellow | | | | to it, in that it is always in style and is immediately |
| gold, but is mixed with different metals to give it the | | | | associated with pure gold. Yellow gold also provides a |
| silver color. A 14 Carat white gold ring has exactly the | | | | greater contrast in terms of the white diamonds that |
| same amount of pure gold as a yellow gold ring, at | | | | are placed in it tend to shine better in certain lights. |
| 58.3%. A piece of jewelry will never be pure gold | | | | Many antique wedding rings are yellow gold, and are |
| because pure gold is too delicate and soft for | | | | considered beautiful in all cultures and regions of the |
| manufacturing. That is why jewelry is combined with | | | | world. |
| other metals to reinforce it and make it durable enough | | | | Ultimately, yellow and gold rings of equal Carat weights |
| to be worn daily as jewelry. Yellow gold is combined | | | | have the same dollar value. The real differences |
| with copper and zinc to give it the yellow color, while | | | | between the two are based purely on personal taste |
| white gold, which is typically combined with palladium | | | | and preference. As the age old saying goes, "beauty is |
| and silver to give it the silver color. Nickel used to be | | | | in the eye of the beholder", and some prefer the |
| used in white gold in the past, but isn't anymore | | | | classic and timeless beauty of a yellow wedding ring, |
| because many people have allergic reactions to nickel | | | | while some prefer the modern yet bolder look of a |
| on their skin. | | | | white ring. Either color makes for an equally attractive |
| White gold was originally developed to create a | | | | ring that with the right mix of shapes and setting of |
| different look and feel to jewelry and wedding rings. It | | | | diamonds make for an unforgettable symbol of love |
| is a popular choice for wedding rings because it has | | | | and devotion for a life-long partner. |