January 28
Birthday Color: Tanpopoiro
#FFD900 · rgb(255, 217, 0) · hsl(51, 100%, 50%) · CMYK(0,15,100,0)
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Zodiac: Aquarius ♒
Color words & personality
Tanpopoiro, the color given to January 28, is bright and clear-minded. Its color words point to margin: you tidy by subtraction, and the room around you breathes. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. You need not live by the words — color words are an entrance, not a rule.
Try it: An accent for cards and planners — a signature in place of a name.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of January 28
Birth star
Alsephina
Star words: sailing, tailwind
Vela · δ Vel · mag 1.99 — Culminates around midnight, low in the southern sky
Birth fish
Yellowtail amberjack
Fish words: quiet winter, whiteness
Peak: Dec, Jan
January 28 belongs to the loquat, a broad-leaved evergreen that flowers in the cold and ripens its fruit much later, in early summer. Its hanakotoba meanings are gentle and consideration. Peak season is December to February. The color assigned to the day is Tanpopoiro (#FFD900), a strong dandelion yellow whose color word is margin: a bright note at the edge of the page.
Alsephina, the birth star of January 28, is named from the Arabic for 'the ship' — doubly apt, since its constellation Vela is literally 'the Sails,' the canvas of the old Argo. It shines at magnitude 1.99 and culminates low in the south around midnight. Its star words are sailing and tailwind. The day's color is Tanpopoiro (#FFD900), a dandelion yellow whose color word is margin. Full sails on the horizon, and a bright yellow margin of possibility: a pairing made for departures.
Its fish words are "quiet winter" and "whiteness," and January 28 entrusts them to the Yellowtail amberjack, firmed by the cold sea's salt. As sashimi it spreads a clean sweetness, it is said; salt-grilled trim makes a fine soup too. The peak season runs December and January. Today's birthday color is Tanpopoiro (#FFD900), a bright yellow like margin on a page, giving the mild flesh room to breathe. A quiet dish for the day's table.
Jan 28 belongs to the Ponkan (ポンカン). The Ponkan is a citrus fruit whose peak runs Jan and Feb. Fruit words attach "warmth and fullness" to the Ponkan. It is in season Jan and Feb. The color side of the day is Tanpopoiro (#FFD900). The color word here is "margin". A fruit in season and a color of its own — a small way to mark the 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 28?
- The birth flower for January 28 is the Loquat. Its hanakotoba include gentle, consideration, and its peak season is Dec, Jan, Feb.
- What is the birth fish for January 28?
- The birth fish for January 28 is the Yellowtail amberjack. Its fish words include quiet winter, whiteness, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for January 28?
- The birth fruit for January 28 is the Ponkan. Its fruit words include warmth, fullness, and its peak season is Jan, Feb.
- What is the birthday color for January 28?
- The birthday color for January 28 is Tanpopoiro (#FFD900). It pairs with the day's flower, Loquat.
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Color palette for Tanpopoiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#FFE75C
oklch(92.3% 0.157 99.5)
#FFD900
oklch(89.1% 0.183 96.2)
base
#A38B00
oklch(63.9% 0.132 96.8)
Analogous (±30°)
#FF5A00
oklch(68.1% 0.214 40.1)
#FFD900
oklch(89.1% 0.183 96.2)
base
#A5FF00
oklch(90.8% 0.247 130.7)
Complementary (+180°)
#FFD900
oklch(89.1% 0.183 96.2)
#0026FF
oklch(47.2% 0.300 264.2)
base
#8093FF
oklch(69.7% 0.159 274.0)
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