January 11
Birthday Color: Mist Green
#BDD99F · rgb(189, 217, 159) · hsl(89, 43%, 74%) · CMYK(13,0,27,15)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Capricorn ♑
Color words & personality
If you were born on January 11, your color Mist Green reads as fresh and fair. Its color words point to new leaves: you renew yourself without needing to break with the past. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Placed beside a similar color, this one's character stands out even more.
Try it: For room fabric or a plant pot — a color that brings calm.
As a gift: Green quietly accompanies everyday things. → Pick a gift color by birthday color
Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of January 11
Birth star
Castor
Star words: twinhood, friendship
Gemini · α Gem · mag 1.98 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fruit
Banpeiyu pomelo
Fruit words: generosity, quiet strength
Peak: Jan
Witch hazel returns on January 11, this time paired with Mist Green (#BDD99F) and the color word new leaves. The spidery yellow flowers are unchanged, four thin petals each, opening on bare wood, and the hanakotoba remains inspiration and magic. Its peak is January to February. Read together, the pale green softens the yellow: less a spark in the dark than a hint of what comes after.
January 11 is guarded by Castor, the 1.98-magnitude star of Gemini. Look through a telescope and it splits — and splits again: in truth six stars bound together, a whole family posing as one light. In Greek myth Castor was the twin who would not be parted from his brother. Its star words are twinhood and friendship. Near midnight it stands highest in the south. The day's color is Mist Green (#BDD99F), whose word is new leaves — fresh green company for a star that never shines alone.
Winter's best draws near on January 11, and the Japanese amberjack's fat deepens as the cold sharpens — teriyaki glosses richer, shabu-shabu stays light, it is said. The fish words are "success" and "growth." The peak season holds through December and January. Today's birthday color is Mist Green (#BDD99F), a pale green like mist over young leaves, soft with the promise of growing. Set the day's table with a gently rich taste.
The Banpeiyu pomelo (晩白柚) is assigned to Jan 11. The Banpeiyu pomelo is a citrus fruit whose peak runs Jan. Its fruit words are "generosity and quiet strength". Look for it in Jan. The color side of the day is Mist Green (#BDD99F). Its color word is "new leaves". A seasonal fruit and a birthday color, sharing one date.
Our birth flowers are an independently compiled system based on flowering seasons and hanakotoba. Birth stars are assigned by an astronomical rule — the IAU-named star culminating around midnight on that date. Birth fish and fruits are compiled independently by peak season (fish include seafood).
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for January 11?
- The birth flower for January 11 is the Witch hazel. Its hanakotoba include inspiration, magic, and its peak season is Jan, Feb.
- What is the birth fish for January 11?
- The birth fish for January 11 is the Japanese amberjack. Its fish words include success, growth, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for January 11?
- The birth fruit for January 11 is the Banpeiyu pomelo. Its fruit words include generosity, quiet strength, and its peak season is Jan.
- What is the birthday color for January 11?
- The birthday color for January 11 is Mist Green (#BDD99F). It pairs with the day's flower, Witch hazel.
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Color palette for Mist Green
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#EAF3E1
oklch(95.3% 0.026 128.8)
#BDD99F
oklch(85.0% 0.083 129.0)
base
#90BF5D
oklch(74.9% 0.138 130.3)
Analogous (±30°)
#D9D89F
oklch(86.9% 0.074 107.0)
#BDD99F
oklch(85.0% 0.083 129.0)
base
#A0D99F
oklch(83.1% 0.099 144.2)
Complementary (+180°)
#BDD99F
oklch(85.0% 0.083 129.0)
#BB9FD9
oklch(74.7% 0.087 306.4)
base
#E5DAF1
oklch(90.4% 0.033 307.2)
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