Our Venetian beads generally follow the following coloring scheme and numbering described below. We attempt to give beads product codes which will help both you and us identify them quickly.

As far as colors go, with beads, like carpet runs, each batch of canes produced by Effetre Murano glass will vary slightly and reds are the most difficult of all the colors. Like cooking in your kitchen the temperature that day, the humidity and even how you feel will affect the outcome, beads do vary slightly in coloring. Due to our volume, we dual source many of the popular beads, so slight variations are the norm but it helps us keep the beads in stock. Our beadmakers say the glass has a personality and mind of its own and that each day the glass is different.

We are standardizing the colors so that you can select from a variety of sizes, shapes and styles beads which will compliment each other in your jewelry by searching for specific color codes. Note that the same transparent color takes on a different shade over 24kt gold foil, a softer glow and over sterling silver it becomes brighter. Transparent colors over white gold foil are more subtle than over sterling silver.

For Searching, you may type in the Search Box, the color names such as: crystal, pink, green, topaz or even better type in the color code such as G1 for all items which are crystal over 24kt gold foil.

HINT: A code with and "L" at the end means it is a light of that color and with an "S" means that it is dark for example G4L is a light blue and G8S is a dark amethyst or purple color. Color codes like G57 have both Topaz and Green in them and G516 is Topaz and Black.