May 14
Birthday Color: Olive
#72640C · rgb(114, 100, 12) · hsl(52, 81%, 25%) · CMYK(0,12,89,55)
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Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
If you were born on May 14, your color Olive reads as cheerful and curious. Its color words point to a finder's eye: you notice unnamed goodness early and lend it a name. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. You need not live by the words — color words are an entrance, not a rule.
Try it: An accent for cards and planners — a signature in place of a name.
As a gift: Yellow works for good-luck starts — a small courage for a new beginning. → Pick a gift color by birthday color
Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of May 14
Birth star
Edasich
Star words: seasoning, vigilance
Draco · ι Dra · mag 3.29 — Circumpolar — up all night in the northern sky, highest around midnight
May 14 is iris, the second iris of the month and a different entry from the Japanese iris on the 2nd. Hanakotoba meanings are hope and a believing heart. Peak season is May to June. The birthday color is Olive (#72640C), a dark yellow-green with the color word "a finder's eye." Hope is often a matter of noticing, and this date makes noticing its subject.
In the winding body of Draco, the dragon that has guarded treasures since myth began, lies Edasich — the birth star of May 14. This orange giant keeps a treasure of its own: a planet, among the first found orbiting a giant star. Its star words are seasoning and vigilance. Near midnight it crosses the meridian in the high northern sky. The birthday color is Olive (#72640C), the eye that finds: long watching sharpens the gaze, and star and color agree.
The birthday fish for May 14 is the Rainbow trout, holding the words “rainbow” and “clarity”. A pale band along its side is said to give the fish its name, and it favors clear, cool water. Its peak seasons are May and October. The birth color of the day is Olive #72640C, a quiet luster for a finder's eye. Weave a small rainbow into today's wrapping or table.
The birth fruit for May 14 is the Hyuganatsu (日向夏). Apr and May is when this citrus fruit tastes its best. The fruit words for this date read "beginnings and softness". Apr and May is its season. The birthday color for this date is Olive (#72640C). The color word here is "a finder's eye". 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 May 14?
- The birth flower for May 14 is the Iris. Its hanakotoba include hope, believing heart, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birth fish for May 14?
- The birth fish for May 14 is the Rainbow trout. Its fish words include rainbow, clarity, and its peak season is May, Oct.
- What is the birth fruit for May 14?
- The birth fruit for May 14 is the Hyuganatsu. Its fruit words include beginnings, softness, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birthday color for May 14?
- The birthday color for May 14 is Olive (#72640C). It pairs with the day's flower, Iris.
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Color palette for Olive
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#C5AD15
oklch(74.6% 0.151 98.9)
#72640C
oklch(50.2% 0.100 99.1)
base
#252004
oklch(24.2% 0.045 99.4)
Analogous (±30°)
#72310C
oklch(39.7% 0.103 45.6)
#72640C
oklch(50.2% 0.100 99.1)
base
#4D720C
oklch(50.5% 0.129 129.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#72640C
oklch(50.2% 0.100 99.1)
#0C1A72
oklch(28.6% 0.149 267.1)
base
#1834E5
oklch(46.0% 0.260 266.0)
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