April 23
Birthday Color: Ashibairo
#88CB9D · rgb(136, 203, 157) · hsl(139, 39%, 66%) · CMYK(33,0,23,20)
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Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of April 23, Ashibairo behaves like with a slow, unhurried gift for growing things. Its color words point to the soil's memory: ground that remembers everything it has grown. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Birthday colors are not science — enjoy them as part of your birth-date identity.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of April 23
Birth star
Hadar
Star words: serenity, grounding
Centaurus · β Cen · mag 0.61 — A far-southern star — culminates around midnight, but does not rise over Japan
Nemophila takes April 23, the first of two dates it holds. Hanakotoba are lovely and I forgive you — an unusually direct thing for a flower to say. Its season is March through May, peaking in April and May. The birthday color is Ashibairo (#88CB9D), a soft light green whose color word is "the soil's memory": ground that remembers everything it has grown. A gentle color for a forgiving flower.
Hadar's second name, Agena, is Latin for knee — the centaur's knee. On April 23 this blue-white 0.61-magnitude giant is your birth star again; join it to Alpha Centauri and the line points to the Southern Cross. Its star words are serenity and grounding. Beyond Japanese horizons, it stands at its peak as the date turns. The day's color is Ashibairo (#88CB9D), reed-leaf green, read as the memory of soil. A way-showing knee beside reeds: the farther the star, the closer to the imagination.
The birth fish of April 23 is the Firefly squid. Its arrival along the shore at spring dawn has long been cherished as a scene of the season. Its fish words are "light" and "mystery". Its peak month is April, a brief season said to come only in spring. The birth color of the day is Ashibairo (#88CB9D), a grass green recalling the soil's memory. Feel the quiet glow of spring from one small dish.
The birth fruit for Apr 23 is the Cherimoya (チェリモヤ). Mar and Apr is when this tropical fruit tastes its best. The fruit words for this date read "frost-sweet and patience". Mar and Apr is its season. The birthday color for this date is Ashibairo (#88CB9D). The color word here is "the soil's memory". 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 April 23?
- The birth flower for April 23 is the Nemophila. Its hanakotoba include lovely, I forgive you, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for April 23?
- The birth fish for April 23 is the Firefly squid. Its fish words include light, mystery, and its peak season is Apr.
- What is the birth fruit for April 23?
- The birth fruit for April 23 is the Cherimoya. Its fruit words include frost-sweet, patience, and its peak season is Mar, Apr.
- What is the birthday color for April 23?
- The birthday color for April 23 is Ashibairo (#88CB9D). It pairs with the day's flower, Nemophila.
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Color palette for Ashibairo
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#C8E7D2
oklch(90.0% 0.043 155.8)
#88CB9D
oklch(78.5% 0.095 153.8)
base
#4BAC6A
oklch(66.9% 0.134 151.6)
Analogous (±30°)
#94CB88
oklch(78.7% 0.109 140.0)
#88CB9D
oklch(78.5% 0.095 153.8)
base
#88CBBF
oklch(79.4% 0.070 182.0)
Complementary (+180°)
#88CB9D
oklch(78.5% 0.095 153.8)
#CB88B6
oklch(70.9% 0.101 339.0)
base
#EFDCE9
oklch(91.4% 0.027 337.1)
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