If you're afraid of prints that are too bold , but still want intensity in a rug, go for a punch of color with a saturated jewel tone.

Over dyed rugs look particularly good in strong reds, blues, and greens--which, in my mind, translates to rubies, sapphires, and emeralds, of course.

Stunning fuscia

From Target, $199.99-349.99

It's a lot of red. $4,136.

Starting at $408. The fading adds a vintage element, yet it's still bright.

Despite being such a bold color, the lack of contrast makes it a neutral.

from $1497.

Emerald and sapphire tones lend an element of exotic.

$9,480. Not cheap.

A little better, at $3,550.

$1035, with a tribal element.

From $407, not a bad price.

From $1497. Geometric and saturated at the same time.

Starting at $747, with a subtle Moroccan quatrefoil pattern.