A material study / 059
Mogok Ruby
Ruby lacquer, saffron silk & teak.
July’s birthstone, sampled from Mogok in Myanmar, the valley famed for fine rubies: deep red stone in white marble, gold leaf, red lacquerware, teak and saffron silk.
01 / The palette
Six colors, one atmosphere.
Screen colors are authored interpretations. Material photographs show surface character; they are not calibrated color samples.
02 / Play with the composition
Red, gold and candlelight.
A ruby-red lacquer room works by candlelight, when gold and saffron catch the flame. Keep the teak table and chairs warm and plain, and let the brightest ruby red sit on small things: a bowl, a glass, a cushion.
Palette proportions / Total 100%
Starting points
The finish, shadow depth and palette proportions respond to your settings. The room image is a fixed interpretation.
Surface finish: Luminous · Shadow depth: 35% · White Marble: 25%; Gold Leaf: 8%; Saffron Silk: 15%; Teak: 20%; Burmese Lacquer: 12%; Mogok Ruby: 20%
03 / Translate
From a room to an interface.
The interface
Objects, rooms & materials
Red, gold and candlelight.
July’s birthstone, sampled from Mogok in Myanmar, the valley famed for fine rubies: deep red stone in white marble, gold leaf, red lacquerware, teak and saffron silk.
The same palette. Different roles.
Use this palette.
A suggested interface use of the study’s paper and accent. Supporting ink is added for legibility; original palette values stay intact.
#E5E5E6Supporting ink #171615Accent #69212CInspect application CSS
/* Sourced from Chromologium (https://chromologium.com/studies/mogok-ruby) */
/* Suggested application roles; original palette preserved separately. */
:root {
--study-surface: #E5E5E6;
--study-ink: #171615;
--study-accent: #69212C;
--study-accent-ink: #ffffff;
--study-original-1: #E5E5E6; /* White Marble */
--study-original-2: #BB9C66; /* Gold Leaf */
--study-original-3: #CD9536; /* Saffron Silk */
--study-original-4: #85512D; /* Teak */
--study-original-5: #8E2618; /* Burmese Lacquer */
--study-original-6: #69212C; /* Mogok Ruby */
}
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Materials
The ingredients.
An imagined setting.
A contemporary interpretation,
with references kept beside the study.
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Sources & interpretation
An imagined lacquer dining room and specimen tray inspired by Mogok. Stone facts are from GIA; the room is not a record of a real place, and the colours were sampled from the generated specimen drawer. This study makes no claims about healing or other properties of the stone.
The palette follows the authored material references in this collection. Room, object and material imagery were created for this study. These are imagined settings, with no affiliation to the fictional interface brands.
The controls explore screen composition, not physical pigment recipes or material measurements. Image rights · Image permissions