May 8
Birthday Color: Chitosemidori
#316745 · rgb(49, 103, 69) · hsl(142, 36%, 30%) · CMYK(52,0,33,60)
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Zodiac: Taurus ♉
Color words & personality
Chitosemidori is the birthday color for May 8. In this system it belongs to a family read as fresh and fair. Its color words point to patience: you grow things at their pace, not yours, and they last because of it. 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: 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 8
Birth star
Brachium
Star words: embracing arm, holding
Libra · σ Lib · mag 3.25 — Culminates around midnight
Tulip appears twice this month, and May 8 is the first of the two. Hanakotoba gives it confession of love and philanthropy, one outgoing and one generous. Peak season is April to May. The birthday color is Chitosemidori (#316745), a deep evergreen with the color word "patience." A flower that speaks up, set against a color that waits.
Brachium — the Latin word for 'arm' — is the birth star of May 8, a third-magnitude point in Libra occupying what was once one of the scorpion's limbs. Its star words are embracing arm and holding, and it culminates in the south around midnight. The birthday color is Chitosemidori (#316745), patience: a deep green that endures the seasons, matched with the strength of an arm that keeps holding. A quiet, like-minded pairing.
The birthday fish for May 8 is the Stonefish relative, kept in the words “sting” and “omen”. A spine along its back asks for care, and cooks have long met it with steady hands. Its peak season is May. The birth color of the day is Chitosemidori #316745, a deep green that honors patience. Look past the plain face of the fish, and let the table offer a small discovery.
The Amanatsu is the birth fruit of May 8. The Amanatsu is a citrus fruit whose peak runs May and Jun. In fruit words, it stands for light and potential. Peak season: May and Jun. The color side of the day is Chitosemidori (#316745). Its color word is "patience". 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 8?
- The birth flower for May 8 is the Tulip. Its hanakotoba include confession of love, philanthropy, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for May 8?
- The birth fish for May 8 is the Stonefish relative. Its fish words include sting, omen, and its peak season is May.
- What is the birth fruit for May 8?
- The birth fruit for May 8 is the Amanatsu. Its fruit words include light, potential, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birthday color for May 8?
- The birthday color for May 8 is Chitosemidori (#316745). It pairs with the day's flower, Tulip.
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Color palette for Chitosemidori
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#4FA56F
oklch(65.4% 0.117 154.0)
#316745
oklch(46.7% 0.080 154.2)
base
#13291B
oklch(25.8% 0.039 154.7)
Analogous (±30°)
#386731
oklch(46.6% 0.098 141.2)
#316745
oklch(46.7% 0.080 154.2)
base
#316760
oklch(47.5% 0.059 184.4)
Complementary (+180°)
#316745
oklch(46.7% 0.080 154.2)
#673153
oklch(39.7% 0.090 343.4)
base
#B56396
oklch(61.0% 0.123 343.3)
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