May 4
Birthday Color: Kogamoiro
#014127 · rgb(1, 65, 39) · hsl(156, 97%, 13%) · CMYK(98,0,40,75)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
Kogamoiro, the color given to May 4, is kind and observant. Its color words point to the soil's memory: ground that remembers everything it has grown. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. It also works as a gift-wrap color or an accent on a message card.
Try it: For room fabric or a plant pot — a color that brings calm.
As a gift: Green quietly accompanies everyday things. → Pick a gift color by birthday color
Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of May 4
Birth star
Izar
Star words: adornment, loveliness
Boötes · ε Boo · mag 2.35 — Culminates around midnight
Ajuga takes May 4, and this is the last month of its season, which opened in April and closes here. Hanakotoba meanings are strong bond and sincere. It peaks across April and May. The birthday color is Kogamoiro (#014127), a near-black green whose color word is "the soil's memory." A short season, a dark green, and a flower that quietly ends its run.
Under the deep green of today's birthday color, Kogamoiro (#014127), the memory of the soil, May 4 offers a star that loves to dress up: Izar in Boötes. Point a small telescope at this 2.4-magnitude star and it splits into an orange giant with a blue-green companion — a contrast once praised as Pulcherrima, 'the most beautiful.' Its star words are adornment and loveliness, and it culminates near midnight. The pleasure of dressing well, resting on the quiet memory of the soil.
The birthday fish for May 4 is the Conger eel, honored with the words “persistence” and “craft”. Simmered until pillowy for nimono or sushi topping, or fried as crisp tempura, it rewards patient hands. Its peak seasons are May and July. The birth color of the day is Kogamoiro #014127, a deep green said to hold the soil's memory. Set one quietly glossy dish on the table tonight.
For May 4, the birth fruit is the Cherry. The Cherry is a stone fruit whose peak runs May and Jun. In fruit words, it stands for small joy and fleeting moment. Peak season: May and Jun. The color side of the day is Kogamoiro (#014127). Its color word 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).
Anniversaries of this date
- Greenery DaySource
See each source for the origin and details of these anniversaries.
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for May 4?
- The birth flower for May 4 is the Ajuga. Its hanakotoba include strong bond, sincere, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for May 4?
- The birth fish for May 4 is the Conger eel. Its fish words include persistence, craft, and its peak season is May, Jul.
- What is the birth fruit for May 4?
- The birth fruit for May 4 is the Cherry. Its fruit words include small joy, fleeting moment, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birthday color for May 4?
- The birthday color for May 4 is Kogamoiro (#014127). It pairs with the day's flower, Ajuga.
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Color palette for Kogamoiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#029B5D
oklch(60.7% 0.145 156.6)
#014127
oklch(33.1% 0.075 159.0)
base
#012818
oklch(24.5% 0.053 161.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#014107
oklch(32.6% 0.105 143.8)
#014127
oklch(33.1% 0.075 159.0)
base
#013B41
oklch(32.2% 0.055 206.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#014127
oklch(33.1% 0.075 159.0)
#41011B
oklch(24.3% 0.096 3.6)
base
#BF034F
oklch(51.6% 0.205 8.8)
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