April 14
Birthday Color: Nezumiiro
#949495 · rgb(148, 148, 149) · hsl(240, 0%, 58%) · CMYK(1,1,0,42)
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Zodiac: Aries ♈
Color words & personality
Nezumiiro, the color given to April 14, is modest and precise. 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. Once you know this color, you will start noticing it in the street.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of April 14
Birth star
Heze
Star words: modest grace, attachment
Virgo · ζ Vir · mag 3.38 — Culminates around midnight
Osteospermum takes April 14, the first of two turns this month. Hanakotoba are energetic and hope, and its season is broad — March to May — with the peak in April and May. The birthday color is Nezumiiro (#949495), a mid gray whose color word is "a pencil's shadow": you exist less in the line than in the quiet beside it. A bright flower, a self-effacing color, an odd but workable balance.
Heze glows at the waist of Virgo, a composed 3.38-magnitude light — and nobody is sure what its name means. It is the birth star of April 14, keeping its etymology to itself as it marks the knot of the Virgin's belt. Its star words are modest grace and attachment. As the date turns it rises to its highest southern point. Its companion color is Nezumiiro (#949495), mouse gray, read as a pencil's shadow. A nameless mystery beside a modest gray: a day for loving what you cannot explain.
The birth fish of April 14 is the Cockle, in season now. Its flesh is said to deepen in red as it meets the air, a hue long cherished as good fortune. Its fish words are "departure" and "color". Its peak month is April. The birth color of the day is Nezumiiro (#949495), a settled gray like a pencil's shadow. Add a slice of its crimson to a table of new beginnings.
The Hyuganatsu (日向夏) is assigned to Apr 14. Market stalls fill with this citrus fruit around Apr and May. In fruit words, it stands for beginnings and softness. Peak season: Apr and May. Its date also carries the birthday color Nezumiiro (#949495). Its color word is "a pencil's shadow". One fruit, one color, one 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 April 14?
- The birth flower for April 14 is the Osteospermum. Its hanakotoba include energetic, hope, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for April 14?
- The birth fish for April 14 is the Cockle. Its fish words include departure, color, and its peak season is Apr.
- What is the birth fruit for April 14?
- The birth fruit for April 14 is the Hyuganatsu. Its fruit words include beginnings, softness, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birthday color for April 14?
- The birthday color for April 14 is Nezumiiro (#949495). It pairs with the day's flower, Osteospermum.
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Color palette for Nezumiiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#C2C2C3
oklch(81.4% 0.001 286.4)
#949495
oklch(66.7% 0.001 286.4)
base
#666667
oklch(51.1% 0.002 286.3)
Analogous (±30°)
#949595
oklch(66.9% 0.001 197.1)
#949495
oklch(66.7% 0.001 286.4)
base
#959495
oklch(66.8% 0.002 325.6)
Complementary (+180°)
#949495
oklch(66.7% 0.001 286.4)
#959594
oklch(67.0% 0.001 106.4)
base
#D4D4D4
oklch(87.0% 0.000 89.9)
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