red gold

Copper-tinted precious metal

Red gold is a gold alloy with a reddish tint, created by mixing gold with copper.

The higher the copper content, the deeper the red color.

Jewelers use it for contrast in multicolored gold pieces.

The term also appears poetically for things precious and red-hued—autumn leaves, certain wines, or saffron threads.

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warm tones · alloy · copper · luxury · fine jewelry · filigree · jewelry · rarity · wealth · imperial coins · malleability · metallurgy · ductility · commodity · molten · craftsmanship · treasure chest · leaves

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Opposites
gold alloy composition

red goldwhite gold

Precious metal alloy, silvery

green gold · rose gold · pale gold · blue gold · electrum

color tone in metals

red goldwhite gold

Precious metal alloy, silvery

silver · platinum · palladium · rhodium · white metal

purity of gold

red goldpure gold

Unadulterated precious metal

fine gold · yellow gold

Family

red, gold, golden, reddish, redness, goldfish, gild, ruddy, gilded

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G