Shopping for a ruby or a matched pair of rubies for ruby earrings can be quite a challenge because there is a lot of range when it comes to the red color that we associate with ruby gemstones. Some women prefer stoplight reds whereas other women like to see more of a crimson red. But most ruby lovers will agree that they look for rubies that has a very low purple component. Commercial 
rubies of low quality tend to have distinct purple overtones that most ruby lovers do not care for. Check out the splendid ruby earrings to the right. The color is fabulous but as you can see they have inclusions and this if fairly typical of even expensive matched rubies like these.
Most women prefer an overtone of orange rather than purple because the purple darkens the hue and the red becomes more muted. With an orange overtone the ruby will at least be brighter. Matching stones is always critical when choosing a ruby earring. Ruby stud earrings that are more than a carat per side are prone to being mismatched since not only do you have match the hues you also have to match the clarity and rubies can vary quite widely in terms of clarity.
Ruby and diamond earrings have a bit more going on and so it is not that important for rubies to exactly match since the diamond accents tend to attract the attention more to the overall look of the earring rather then the ruby itself whether its ruby drop earrings or something as elaborate as ruby chandelier earrings. The most popular style diamond ruby earrings is the on ear jacketed stud look where you have a half carat or bigger ruby surrounded by diamonds that goes on like a stud. Because the center stones are prominent and are usually a bit raised from the rest of the setting, it may be crucial in this situation to make sure that the stones match since they are so visible.
This is also the case with white gold ruby earrings. Traditionally gold ruby earrings have always been in yellow gold, but with the surging popularity of white gold you see rubies set in white gold much more often now. The white metal background really sharpens the hue of the ruby red color making it much easier to discern. In this case also its best to make sure that your rubies match even if they are just tiny studs.
Genuine ruby earrings can refer to several different things when it comes to simple marketing of jewelry. Usually the term “genuine” in this case means that the ruby has been mined from the earth and is not lab created. However this does not mean that the ruby has not been heat treated to improve color and clarity. A ruby stud earring pair will always be difficult to match if the rubies have not been treated in any way which would be extremely rare. You have to assume that all 
rubies have been heat treated in some way whether its to improve the color or get rid of prominent rutile inclusions. The only way to get perfectly matched rubies that are clean is to use synthetic rubies like this pair of earrings to the right.
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