November 18
Birthday Color: Marsh Rose
#B4766B · rgb(180, 118, 107) · hsl(9, 33%, 56%) · CMYK(0,34,41,29)
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Zodiac: Scorpio ♏
Color words & personality
Marsh Rose, the color given to November 18, is straightforward, with a strength that protects. Its color words point to decisiveness: you draw the line at the center of hesitation, and the line becomes a landmark for others. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Colors propose; they do not decide. Your own reading is the final one.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of November 18
Birth star
Alcyone
Star words: convergence, pleiad
Taurus · η Tau · mag 2.85 — Culminates around midnight
Chrysanthemum returns on November 18, paired with Marsh Rose (#B4766B) and the color word "decisiveness." Nobility and longevity remain its themes. The muted rose-brown is a softer, more personal take on the flower than its festival colors — a chrysanthemum for the kitchen table rather than the stage.
November 18 belongs to Alcyone, the brightest jewel of the Pleiades and, in Greek myth, a daughter of Atlas. At magnitude 2.85 it rides the cluster across the meridian near midnight, carrying the star words convergence and pleiad. The day's color is Marsh Rose (#B4766B), whose word is decisiveness. A star that shines by gathering, a color with a single firm stem: community and resolve, braided into one birthday.
As the tide turns toward winter, the flounder's life of waiting in sand grows long. The stone flounder favors sandy bottoms beside rocky ground, with a body as sturdy as its stone namesake, it is said. Its fish words are "grit" and "stone": waiting for the right moment, turned into a name. The season peaks in December and January, and November is the doorstep for firm flesh best simmered. Today's birth color is Marsh Rose (#B4766B), saluting a tenacious step.
The Kiwifruit is the birth fruit of Nov 18. A berry of the season, the Kiwifruit arrives from Nov and Dec. Its fruit words are "openness and vitality". Look for it in Nov and Dec. This day's birthday color: Marsh Rose (#B4766B). Its color word is "decisiveness". The day pairs the season's fruit with its own color.
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).
Famous people & characters born on November 18
- Margaret AtwoodCelebrityCanadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher,
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Alan MooreCelebrityBritish comic book author (born 1953)
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- George WaldCelebrityAmerican biologist, biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laure
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Eldar RyazanovCelebritySoviet and Russian film director (1927–2015)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Arthur Cecil PigouCelebrityBritish economist (1877-1959)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Karl DeisserothCelebrityAmerican optogeneticist
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Ted StevensCelebrityAmerican politician (1923–2010)
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- Thérèse CoffeyCelebrityBritish politician
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Brené BrownCelebrityAmerican writer and professor
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Mickey MouseCharacterDisney character; birthday marks Steamboat Willie debut
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- Karimeh AbbudCelebrityPalestinian professional photographer and artist (1893–1940)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Dennis W. SciamaCelebrityBritish physicist (1926–1999)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
Birthdays are listed based on public information (such as Wikipedia). For characters, the birthday is the one given in their official settings.
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for November 18?
- The birth flower for November 18 is the Chrysanthemum. Its hanakotoba include noble, longevity, and its peak season is Oct, Nov.
- What is the birth fish for November 18?
- The birth fish for November 18 is the Stone flounder. Its fish words include grit, stone, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for November 18?
- The birth fruit for November 18 is the Kiwifruit. Its fruit words include openness, vitality, and its peak season is Nov, Dec.
- What is the birthday color for November 18?
- The birthday color for November 18 is Marsh Rose (#B4766B). It pairs with the day's flower, Chrysanthemum.
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Color palette for Marsh Rose
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#D3AEA8
oklch(78.2% 0.044 28.9)
#B4766B
oklch(62.8% 0.081 30.5)
base
#824B42
oklch(47.5% 0.077 30.1)
Analogous (±30°)
#B46B85
oklch(61.6% 0.098 357.5)
#B4766B
oklch(62.8% 0.081 30.5)
base
#B49A6B
oklch(69.8% 0.070 81.9)
Complementary (+180°)
#B4766B
oklch(62.8% 0.081 30.5)
#6BA9B4
oklch(69.7% 0.066 209.9)
base
#C0DADF
oklch(87.1% 0.029 210.5)
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