Green Gold For Wedding and Engagement Rings
A Cool Alternative to Yellow Gold
Green gold offers a distinctive take on a familiar precious metal. Its color is not bright or vividly green. Instead, it has a pale yellow appearance with cool sage, straw, or yellow-green undertones. When used on its own, the color is refined and understated. When placed beside yellow, rose, or white gold, its subtle green cast becomes much easier to see.
This uncommon gold alloy is an appealing choice for anyone who wants something different without choosing a bold metal color. Green gold works especially well in nature-inspired rings, mixed-metal designs, and mokume gane, where nuanced differences in color can add depth and movement.
What is Green Gold?
Green gold is a solid gold alloy created by combining pure gold primarily with silver. Depending on the karat and specific alloy formula, small amounts of other metals may also be included.
Silver cools the rich warmth of pure gold, producing green gold’s pale, slightly sage-colored appearance. The color extends throughout the metal, so green gold is not a coating, plating, or surface treatment. It is genuine karat gold with a distinctive color created by its composition.
Krikawa's Green Gold Karat Options
Krikawa offers green gold in 10k, 14k, and 18k. Karat indicates how much pure gold is contained in the alloy:
- 10k green gold: 10 parts gold (42% gold)
- 14k green gold: 14 parts gold (58% gold)
- 18k green gold: 18 parts gold (75% gold)
The remainder consists of alloying metals that influence the color and working characteristics of the finished material.
In the green gold alloys we use, 10k green gold generally displays the most noticeable yellow-sage color. Because 14k and 18k contain a greater percentage of naturally yellow pure gold, they tend to appear warmer and more yellow, with a softer green undertone.
These color differences are subtle. Green gold may also look different under warm lighting, cool lighting, photography, or individual screen settings. Comparing it directly with another metal is often the best way to appreciate its unusual color.
10k Green Gold
14k Green Gold
18k Green Gold
Historical Trivia
Gold and silver alloys have been used since antiquity. Electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, was used to create some of the earliest known coins in Lydia, an ancient kingdom located in what is now western Turkey, during the seventh century BCE.
Modern green gold is formulated specifically for contemporary jewelry, but its subtle coloring reflects a metal tradition with ancient origins.
Green Gold from Krikawa
We most commonly use green gold in our Winter mokume gane, where its pale tone contributes to the nuanced color variation within the layered metal pattern.
We have also handcrafted engagement rings and wedding rings primarily from green gold. It can be used throughout an entire ring or combined with yellow, rose, or white metals to create a custom mixed-metal design.
Because each karat has a slightly different appearance, our designers can help you compare the available options and determine which green gold alloy will best support the colors, details, and overall character of your ring.
