Ruby (color)

Ruby is a color that is a representation of the color of the cut and polished ruby gemstone and is a shade of red or pink. The somewhat deeper color of the uncut, unpolished ruby crystal is called rubelite.

Origins

The first recorded use of ruby as a color name in English was in 1572.

Variations of ruby

Rubine red

Displayed at right is the Pantone color rubine red.

Ruber

At right is displayed the color ruber.

The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Ruber (color sample #254).

Medium ruby

Medium ruby is the color called ruby in Crayola Gem Tones, a specialty set of crayons introduced by the Crayola company in 1994.

Ruby red

Displayed at right is the color ruby red.

This is one of the colors in the RAL color matching system, a color system widely used in Europe. The RAL color list originated in 1927, and it reached its present form in 1961.

Big dip o'ruby

Displayed at right is the color big dip o'ruby.

Big dip o'ruby is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.

Ruby red (disambiguation)

Ruby red is a color

The term may also refer to

Ruby Red (song)

"Ruby Red" is a UK only single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album Till Deaf Do Us Part. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1982 and peaked at No. 51 in the UK, spending 3 weeks on the chart. The single was a gatefold with two live tracks as an extra. The promo video remained unreleased at the time of the single's release.

Background

In a 1981 interview with singer Noddy Holder for the Slade fan club Noddy stated "it's a number that we've had around for a long time. Me and Jim wrote it maybe two or three years ago. We tried to record it before but we never managed to get it down how we actually wanted it. Recently, when we were looking through the songs that we'd got for the album, we remembered that we'd never been able to get Ruby Red down on tape properly, but that it was a good, strong, commercial sound. So we added some new riffs to it and got it down and it's a good commercial song. It might be in line for the next single".