Gold Purity Affects Everything: Color, Durability, and Cost
Color: How Karat Changes the Mood
Karat level doesn’t just affect purity and durability — it literally shifts the color of the gold you wear. The higher the gold content, the deeper and warmer the color. Lower karats bring in more alloys (like silver, copper, or nickel), which can cool down or mute that rich golden hue.
Yellow Gold
10K yellow gold is the lightest on the gold scale (only 41.7% pure), which means its color is often pale, slightly grayish, and a bit cool — kind of like a mimosa without the OJ. It’s strong and durable, but visually? It doesn’t deliver the warmth or glow of higher karat gold. We don’t use 10k gold at Gem Breakfast.
14K yellow gold is the warm golden croissant of karats — that perfect blend of buttery glow and everyday reliability. With 58.3% pure gold, it has a soft, golden tone that illuminates every type of stone — dramatic, moody, or neutral.
18k yellow gold is golden hour bottled — warm, soft, and glowing. At 75% gold, it’s buttery, saturated, and has that unmistakable depth. 18K yellow gold is lush. 18K rose gold is deeper, more copper-forward. And 18K white gold? Creamier and less icy than its 14K sibling. This is the gold we use when we want the metal to make a statement — not just support the stone, but enhance it.
White gold
14K white gold is the brightest, iciest option — cool-toned and rhodium-plated for that crisp, mirrored finish. With more alloy and less pure gold, the base color is naturally cooler, which helps that rhodium pop even more.
18K white gold has the same rhodium shimmer, but with a touch more depth underneath — a creamier white glow that feels a little warmer, a little softer, thanks to the higher gold content. Like moonlight filtered through silk.
Peach Gold (Our Signature)
We offer Peach Gold exclusively in 18K, and it’s pure Gem Breakfast magic. Somewhere between yellow and rose, this softly blushed gold has a warm, sunlit glow — like golden hour with a splash of rosé.
Rose Gold
14K rose gold is the pink macaron of the gold world — delicate, romantic, and softly blushed. Thanks to a higher copper content, it has that classic rosy glow we all know and love — especially sweet in vintage-inspired settings.
18K rose gold is more golden than pink, with a subtle, burnished warmth. Think peach cobbler at sunset — softly glowing and a little less expected. It’s a dreamy option if you want a whisper of rose without going full pink.
