Carnelian (color)

Carnelian is a color named after the carnelian variety of the mineral chalcedony. This semi-precious gemstone is noted for its rich shade of reddish-brown.

It is similar to Cornell red.

Carnelian is named after the mineral carnelian. These polished pebbles show the distinctive reddish-brown color.

Uses of the color

Buildings

• The Carnelian Room was a luxury restaurant that was once located on the 52nd (top) floor of the 555 California Street Building, formerly the Bank of America Center, in San Francisco, California. The average cost of an entree there was $50 to $75. (The restaurant was so named because 555 California Street is a building whose outer cladding is composed of carnelian colored granite.) The restaurant went out of business on 31 December 2009 because of the continuing impact of the 2008 economic crisis on the United States economy.

Literature

• The Carnelian Cube is a fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. It was first published in hardcover by Gnome Press in 1948.

University colors

• The official colors of Cornell University are carnelian and white.