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Ruby Red

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Specs

Color familyWarm tones

Approx. hex#CC3C06

SheenNot typically noted

BrandYookers

Paper & pairing

Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Yookers

Yookers is a French brand best known for the Yooth, a refillable fiber-tip pen that runs on standard international fountain pen ink cartridges and uses replaceable felt tips in several widths, letting fineliner-style pens write with any fountain pen ink. The company also offers fountain pen versions of its designs.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight — most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Ruby Red?

Ruby Red falls into Inktend's warm tones family based on its typical swatch color.

Does Ruby Red have sheen?

Ruby Red is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.

How should I store a bottle of Ruby Red?

Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.

What paper works best with Ruby Red?

It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.