January 21
Birthday Color: Sorairo
#A0D8EF · rgb(160, 216, 239) · hsl(197, 71%, 78%) · CMYK(33,10,0,6)
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Zodiac: Aquarius ♒
Color words & personality
Assigned to January 21, Sorairo belongs to a family read as calm and deep. Its color words point to a harbor: steady in itself, and a safe place for others to rest their oars. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Rather than testing whether it fits, keep it as a phrase worth remembering.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of January 21
Birth star
Tarf
Star words: still glow, observance
Cancer · β Cnc · mag 3.53 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Narcissus
Meaning: mystery, self-respect
Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb
Narcissus is the flower for January 21. The trumpets are unmistakable, a ring of pale petals around a cup, and the plant is forced indoors in pots all winter. Hanakotoba gives it mystery and self-respect. Peak months are December to February. The day's color is Sorairo (#A0D8EF), a clear pale blue whose color word is a harbor. A flower that faces sideways, and a color like open water.
January 21 belongs to Tarf, the brightest star of Cancer at magnitude 3.53 — an orange giant known to host a planet. Its name comes from an Arabic word for 'the glance,' and its star words are still glow and observance. Around midnight it stands at its highest due south. The day's color is Sorairo (#A0D8EF), a sky blue whose color word is a harbor. A watching eye and a welcoming blue: the scene of a gentle birthday.
On January 21 the birthday fish is the Rosy seabass — amadai in Japan — its clean sweetness earning the word "refinement." Scored with its scales left on and fried, matsukasa-age is celebrated as a touch of "grace" on the table, it is said. The peak season runs December and January. Today's birthday color is Sorairo (#A0D8EF), the pale blue of a high, clear winter sky. Let a light dish lift the day's table.
If you were born on Jan 21, your birth fruit is the Buntan pomelo. Jan and Feb is when this citrus fruit tastes its best. The fruit words for this date read "wishes and depth". Jan and Feb is its season. The birthday color for this date is Sorairo (#A0D8EF). The color word here is "a harbor". Seasonal sweetness and a personal color, on the same day.
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 21?
- The birth flower for January 21 is the Narcissus. Its hanakotoba include mystery, self-respect, and its peak season is Dec, Jan, Feb.
- What is the birth fish for January 21?
- The birth fish for January 21 is the Rosy seabass. Its fish words include refinement, grace, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for January 21?
- The birth fruit for January 21 is the Buntan pomelo. Its fruit words include wishes, depth, and its peak season is Jan, Feb.
- What is the birthday color for January 21?
- The birthday color for January 21 is Sorairo (#A0D8EF). It pairs with the day's flower, Narcissus.
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Color palette for Sorairo
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#DCF1F9
oklch(94.5% 0.025 222.6)
#A0D8EF
oklch(85.1% 0.066 225.2)
base
#51B8E2
oklch(73.9% 0.112 228.1)
Analogous (±30°)
#A0EFDF
oklch(89.6% 0.081 180.2)
#A0D8EF
oklch(85.1% 0.066 225.2)
base
#A0B0EF
oklch(76.8% 0.092 273.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#A0D8EF
oklch(85.1% 0.066 225.2)
#EFB7A0
oklch(82.5% 0.073 43.4)
base
#F8DED3
oklch(91.9% 0.032 44.4)
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