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Handwoven Bands 14k Braided White Gold Wedding Rings  (true white) Each of our unique braided rings are individually custom handmade by artist Todd Alan.   Standard white gold has a strong yellow tone to it and often disappoints customers. I use the more expensive palladium white gold to achieve a true white color . This is the white gold used by all the fine jewelers that want to make a higher quality product. The look of the palladium white gold is similar to the look of platinum and is rapidly becoming the industry standard for fine white gold jewelry.  Todd   Come see our collections of gold braided rings.     Any styles you find in any of our pages can be made in 14k or 18k white gold, just email us your request and we will send you a quote. Thanks Todd 14k Braided White Gold Wedding Bands New True White Gold : Great News - I have found a supplier that makes a true white 14k gold to create my braids from. It is called palladium white and it looks like platinum and is very strong with a true white color, no yellow. This is the white gold I will use unless otherwise instructed.  Thanks Todd Most people are familiar with jewelry made in 14k gold (18k is the standard abroad)  known as yellow gold or white gold.  Gold for jewelry is also milled in subtle shades of green and red (also called rose).  Red gold looks like brightly polished copper but doesn't tarnish like copper.  Green gold is very close in shading to 14k yellow but has a slight greenish cast.  White gold is silverish with a touch of yellow or in the case of our palladium white gold the color is a greyish silver. I like working in white gold because it is a very strong metal , I believe it is the strongest of the golds. this is why it is used in diamond setting because the prongs are very strong. If you are rough on jewelery this is a good choice for you. Todd Karat Content of Gold and Gold Alloys Gold quality is determined by karat content or fineness, and each karat is 1/24th part of the entire substance.  Pure gold is 24 karats, and as it is alloyed with other metals, the gold content decreases.  For example, 18k gold is 18 parts pure gold and 6 parts of alloy metals; 14k gold is 14 parts pure gold and 10 parts other metals. Red or pink gold (also called rose gold) contains large percentages of copper and a small amount of silver in addition to gold.  Green gold is usually gold alloyed with additional silver or with silver that has a small percentage of copper.  White gold is primarily 75% gold with the balance nickel, or both nickel and zinc. Gold alloyed with silver alone minus nickel or zinc will be less hard than a nickel and zinc alloy and also a lighter yellow color. Copper alone added to gold makes the pure gold harder and more difficult to work; therefore, some percentages of copper and silver are usually combined in the alloy. White gold- formerly made of an alloy consisting of gold, silver, and/or palladium (from the platinum family)-is now also alloyed with nickel, copper, and zinc to produce more ideal melting characteristics.