February 29
Birthday Color: Ivy Green
#578A3D · rgb(87, 138, 61) · hsl(100, 39%, 39%) · CMYK(37,0,56,46)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Pisces ♓
Color words & personality
Assigned to February 29, Ivy Green belongs to a family read as balanced and steady. Its color words point to after rain: the power to put out brand-new green once the weather has passed. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. It also works as a gift-wrap color or an accent on a message card.
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 February 29
Birth star
Praecipua
Star words: principal, chief
Leo Minor · 46 LMi · mag 3.79 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Viola
Meaning: sincere, small happiness
Peak: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
February 29 is a leap-day date, and the viola takes it, paired with Ivy Green (#578A3D) and the color word after rain. Sincere and small happiness are its hanakotoba, and January to April is its peak, long enough to cover a day that exists only once every four years. A plain, dependable green for a date that is anything but usual.
A date that arrives only once every four years deserves an unassuming star: Praecipua, the 3.79-magnitude chief of Leo Minor, is the birth star of February 29. The little lion is faint throughout, and finding its leader on a clear night at its midnight culmination takes some looking — a modest throne for a rare day. Its star words are principal and chief. The companion color is Ivy Green (#578A3D), whose color word is after rain. Four years of celebration, entrusted to green ivy and washed air.
As the February market fills with winter's gifts, the birthday fish of the day is the Common octopus, said to guard itself with cunning and to loose a cloud of ink when needed. Its fish words are "wisdom" and "flexibility". Simmered soft or fried crisp, its supple texture would gently adorn the closing day of February. The peak season is December and January. The birth color of the day is "Ivy Green" (#578A3D). An after-rain green for the last page of the month.
The birth fruit for Feb 29 is the Blood orange (ブラッドオレンジ). The Blood orange is a citrus fruit whose peak runs Feb and Mar. The fruit words for this date read "fiery color and depth". Feb and Mar is its season. The color side of the day is Ivy Green (#578A3D). The color word here is "after rain". 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 February 29?
- The birth flower for February 29 is the Viola. Its hanakotoba include sincere, small happiness, and its peak season is Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.
- What is the birth fish for February 29?
- The birth fish for February 29 is the Common octopus. Its fish words include wisdom, flexibility, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for February 29?
- The birth fruit for February 29 is the Blood orange. Its fruit words include fiery color, depth, and its peak season is Feb, Mar.
- What is the birthday color for February 29?
- The birthday color for February 29 is Ivy Green (#578A3D). It pairs with the day's flower, Viola.
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Color palette for Ivy Green
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#84BC67
oklch(73.6% 0.130 135.7)
#578A3D
oklch(57.9% 0.122 136.2)
base
#2F4A21
oklch(37.6% 0.073 135.9)
Analogous (±30°)
#7E8A3D
oklch(60.7% 0.103 116.9)
#578A3D
oklch(57.9% 0.122 136.2)
base
#3D8A49
oklch(56.8% 0.124 146.9)
Complementary (+180°)
#578A3D
oklch(57.9% 0.122 136.2)
#703D8A
oklch(45.7% 0.131 312.9)
base
#AF80C7
oklch(67.2% 0.114 313.8)
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