Illustrated Guide

to the natural beauty and value of coloured diamonds

Red (R)-reddish (r):

A perceived colour resembling the average colour of the gemstone ruby, ripe strawberries, or fresh blood. Positioned on the spectrum between orange and the infrared, red is spoken of as a warm colour. The range of colour tone for red diamonds is small, limited in both lightness and saturation. Popular names for different mixtures of red are apple, autumn, blood, burgundy, cardinal, cherry, Chianti, china, claret, crimson, garnet, magenta, maroon, port, raspberry, rose, ruby, scarlet, strawberry and tomato.