May 19
Birthday Color: Sensaicha
#494A41 · rgb(73, 74, 65) · hsl(67, 6%, 27%) · CMYK(1,0,12,71)
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Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
Assigned to May 19, Sensaicha belongs to a family read as composed and discerning. Its color words point to frosted glass: you show everything and hide nothing, at a distance. In print, this color shows an almost achromatic stillness, deep and quiet. It also works as a gift-wrap color or an accent on a message card.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of May 19
Birth star
Gudja
Star words: water spirit, scaly sheen
Serpens · κ Ser · mag 4.09 — Culminates around midnight
May 19 belongs to aubrieta, a flower whose season opened back in March. Hanakotoba meanings are beautiful spirit and sincere. It peaks across April and May. The birthday color is Sensaicha (#494A41), a dark olive gray whose color word is "frosted glass." A long approach, a plain-spoken virtue, and a color you see through only partly.
For May 19, the birth star is Gudja, a fourth-magnitude star of Serpens with a thoroughly modern name: drawn from Australian Aboriginal language, it is said to mean a water-dwelling goanna. Its star words are water spirit and scaly sheen. Around midnight it stands highest in the south. The birthday color is Sensaicha (#494A41), frosted glass: a star carrying the breath of water, and a color that softens every outline — a calm, blur-edged pairing.
The birthday fish for May 19 is the Largescale blackfish, wearing the words “waves” and “rock king”. Anglers wait for it quietly along the rocks, reading the tide between the waves with float and drop rigs. Its peak seasons are May and November. The birth color of the day is Sensaicha #494A41, a settled tone like frosted glass. Shape one dish tonight with the patience of the shore.
The Loquat is the birth fruit of May 19. It is a stone fruit at its best around May and Jun. In fruit words, it stands for protection and tranquility. Peak season: May and Jun. On this date, the birthday color is Sensaicha (#494A41). Its color word is "frosted glass". A seasonal fruit and a birthday color, sharing one date.
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 19?
- The birth flower for May 19 is the Aubrieta. Its hanakotoba include beautiful spirit, sincere, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for May 19?
- The birth fish for May 19 is the Largescale blackfish. Its fish words include waves, rock king, and its peak season is May, Nov.
- What is the birth fruit for May 19?
- The birth fruit for May 19 is the Loquat. Its fruit words include protection, tranquility, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birthday color for May 19?
- The birthday color for May 19 is Sensaicha (#494A41). It pairs with the day's flower, Aubrieta.
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Color palette for Sensaicha
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#797B6C
oklch(57.7% 0.022 113.3)
#494A41
oklch(40.5% 0.015 112.2)
base
#191916
oklch(21.2% 0.006 106.9)
Analogous (±30°)
#4A4741
oklch(39.9% 0.011 84.6)
#494A41
oklch(40.5% 0.015 112.2)
base
#444A41
oklch(40.1% 0.017 135.0)
Complementary (+180°)
#494A41
oklch(40.5% 0.015 112.2)
#42414A
oklch(38.0% 0.015 290.8)
base
#7F7D8D
oklch(59.7% 0.024 291.4)
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