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Glossary term

Rose gold

A gold-copper alloy with a pink colour.

Rose gold is gold alloyed with a higher proportion of copper, giving a warm pink tone. Like all gold alloys, its karat number states the gold content; the colour comes from the alloying metals, not from lower quality.

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