May 11
Birthday Color: Lettuce Green
#D1DE4C · rgb(209, 222, 76) · hsl(65, 69%, 58%) · CMYK(6,0,66,13)
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Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
Lettuce Green, the color given to May 11, is honest and direct. Its color words point to a small bell: light to carry, heard farther than you expect. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Rather than testing whether it fits, keep it as a phrase worth remembering.
Try it: An accent for cards and planners — a signature in place of a name.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of May 11
Birth star
Zubeneschamali
Star words: verdure, measure
Libra · β Lib · mag 2.61 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Clematis
Meaning: spiritual beauty, traveler's joy
Peak: May, Jun
May 11 belongs to clematis. Its hanakotoba pair spiritual beauty with traveler's joy, stillness and movement in the same flower. May and June are its peak months. The birthday color is Lettuce Green (#D1DE4C), a bright yellow-green whose color word is "a small bell." Something that climbs and something that rings: the whole date in two notes.
Late on May 11, look south for the brightest star in Libra: Zubeneschamali, the 'northern claw,' reaching its highest point of the year around midnight. For centuries observers have claimed it shines with a faint green tint — the only star with that stubborn rumor. Its star words are verdure and measure. The birthday color is Lettuce Green (#D1DE4C), tiny bells. A star rumored green, and a color like bells of new leaves: an early-summer freshness for eyes and ears alike.
The birthday fish for May 11 is the Mantis shrimp, matched with the words “seasonality” and “craft”. Boiled and served with vinegar miso, or dressed as a sushi topping, it changes character with the chef's hand. Its peak season is May. The birth color of the day is Lettuce Green #D1DE4C, a young green like a small bell. Place a taste of the season at the center of the table.
The birth fruit for May 11 is the Kawachi bankan (河内晩柑). The Kawachi bankan is a citrus fruit whose peak runs Apr and May. Fruit words attach "spring blessing and ease" to the Kawachi bankan. It is in season Apr and May. The color side of the day is Lettuce Green (#D1DE4C). The color word here is "a small bell". 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).
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for May 11?
- The birth flower for May 11 is the Clematis. Its hanakotoba include spiritual beauty, traveler's joy, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birth fish for May 11?
- The birth fish for May 11 is the Mantis shrimp. Its fish words include seasonality, craft, and its peak season is May.
- What is the birth fruit for May 11?
- The birth fruit for May 11 is the Kawachi bankan. Its fruit words include spring blessing, ease, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birthday color for May 11?
- The birthday color for May 11 is Lettuce Green (#D1DE4C). It pairs with the day's flower, Clematis.
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Color palette for Lettuce Green
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#E5EC9A
oklch(91.9% 0.104 112.4)
#D1DE4C
oklch(86.4% 0.166 114.2)
base
#A1AE20
oklch(71.7% 0.154 115.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#DEA24C
oklch(75.3% 0.124 73.6)
#D1DE4C
oklch(86.4% 0.166 114.2)
base
#88DE4C
oklch(81.7% 0.197 134.9)
Complementary (+180°)
#D1DE4C
oklch(86.4% 0.166 114.2)
#594CDE
oklch(52.0% 0.213 280.0)
base
#BDB8F2
oklch(80.7% 0.081 288.4)
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