Karat is a measure of the percentage of pure gold in a piece of jewelry.
24 karat (24k) gold is 100% gold.
14k gold is made up of 58% gold and 42% other metals (14 parts gold, to 10 parts other metals).
Similarly, 18k gold is made up of 75% gold and 25% other metal (18 parts gold, to 6 parts other metals).
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