January 5
Birthday Color: Steel Gray
#736D71 · rgb(115, 109, 113) · hsl(320, 3%, 44%) · CMYK(0,5,2,55)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Capricorn ♑
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of January 5, Steel Gray behaves like practiced in the use of silence. Its color words point to a pencil's shadow: you exist less in the line than in the quiet beside it. In print, this color shows an almost achromatic stillness, deep and quiet. It also works as a gift-wrap color or an accent on a message card.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of January 5
Birth star
Wezen
Star words: magnitude, gravity
Canis Major · δ CMa · mag 1.83 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Pansy
Meaning: thoughtfulness, think of me
Peak: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Birth fish
Chub mackerel
Fish words: agility, diligence
Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan
Birth fruit
Tochiotome strawberry
Fruit words: maiden heart, chic
Peak: Dec, Jan
Pansies give January 5 its flower. The blooms are small, flat-faced and absurdly cheerful for the season, usually raised in pots, not open ground. Hanakotoba readings are thoughtfulness and think of me. The plant is at its best from January through April. The color for the date is Steel Gray (#736D71), color word a pencil's shadow. A bright face set against a gray that refuses to be dramatic.
Wezen, the birth star of January 5, takes its name from the Arabic al-wazn, 'the weight' — and it lives up to it: a yellow supergiant of magnitude 1.83 in Canis Major, far larger than our Sun. Its star words are magnitude and gravity. At about midnight it rides the meridian at full height. The day's color is Steel Gray (#736D71), whose color word is a pencil's shadow. A heavy star and an iron-toned gray: a pairing with real presence.
On January 5 the birthday fish is the Chub mackerel, blue-backed and quick, darting through the sea in tight schools — a living image of its fish words, "agility" and "diligence." Fat settles in steadily through winter, and the season runs from October through January. Today's birthday color is Steel Gray (#736D71), a deep gray like a pencil's shadow on the winter sea. Bring its clean, firm taste to the day's table.
The birth fruit for Jan 5 is the Tochiotome strawberry (とちおとめ). It is a berry at its best around Dec and Jan. The fruit words for this date read "maiden heart and chic". Dec and Jan is its season. On this date, the birthday color is Steel Gray (#736D71). The color word here is "a pencil's shadow". 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 5?
- The birth flower for January 5 is the Pansy. Its hanakotoba include thoughtfulness, think of me, and its peak season is Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
- What is the birth fish for January 5?
- The birth fish for January 5 is the Chub mackerel. Its fish words include agility, diligence, and its peak season is Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for January 5?
- The birth fruit for January 5 is the Tochiotome strawberry. Its fruit words include maiden heart, chic, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birthday color for January 5?
- The birthday color for January 5 is Steel Gray (#736D71). It pairs with the day's flower, Pansy.
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Color palette for Steel Gray
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#A19B9F
oklch(69.6% 0.009 337.5)
#736D71
oklch(54.1% 0.010 337.6)
base
#444043
oklch(37.7% 0.007 334.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#726D73
oklch(54.1% 0.011 320.6)
#736D71
oklch(54.1% 0.010 337.6)
base
#736D6E
oklch(54.1% 0.008 5.8)
Complementary (+180°)
#736D71
oklch(54.1% 0.010 337.6)
#6D736F
oklch(54.9% 0.009 156.9)
base
#AEB2AF
oklch(75.9% 0.006 153.7)
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