June 17
Birthday Color: Old Rose
#E29399 · rgb(226, 147, 153) · hsl(355, 58%, 73%) · CMYK(0,35,32,11)
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Zodiac: Gemini ♊
Color words & personality
Old Rose is the birthday color for June 17. In this system it belongs to a family read as straightforward, with a strength that protects. Its color words point to decisiveness: you draw the line at the center of hesitation, and the line becomes a landmark for others. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Placed beside a similar color, this one's character stands out even more.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of June 17
Birth star
Grumium
Star words: sniffing out, exploration
Draco · ξ Dra · mag 3.73 — Circumpolar — up all night in the northern sky, highest around midnight
Lavender is the herb for June 17. The purple spikes are at their best in the first heat of summer, and the scent holds long after the stems are cut and dried. Hanakotoba gives it silence and expectation. Peak season is June to July. The birthday color is Old Rose (#E29399), a soft dusty pink whose color word is decisiveness. Fragrance, patience, and a color that quietly takes a stand.
June 17 sniffs the air with Grumium (ξ Draconis), magnitude 3.73, a corner of the dragon's head. The name is a Latin corruption of the Greek word for 'jaw' or 'snout', and the star sits exactly there in old charts. Its star words are sniffing out and exploration. Around midnight it culminates high in the northern sky. The day's color is Old Rose (#E29399), with the color word decisiveness — the line drawn at the center of hesitation, which becomes a landmark for others.
The birthday fish of June 17 is the Willowy flounder (mushigarei), striking for the pattern spread across its back, landed from rainy-season seas. Fish words: 'pattern' and 'early summer'. Peak season is May and June; the mild white flesh turns mellow when simmered, fragrant when fried. The birth color is Old Rose (#E29399) — decisiveness for choosing the day's dish and setting it on the table.
The birth fruit for Jun 17 is the Melon (メロン). Market stalls fill with this melon around Jun and Jul. The fruit words for this date read "joy and luxury". Jun and Jul is its season. Its date also carries the birthday color Old Rose (#E29399). The color word here is "decisiveness". 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 June 17?
- The birth flower for June 17 is the Lavender. Its hanakotoba include silence, expectation, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birth fish for June 17?
- The birth fish for June 17 is the Willowy flounder. Its fish words include pattern, early summer, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birth fruit for June 17?
- The birth fruit for June 17 is the Melon. Its fruit words include joy, luxury, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birthday color for June 17?
- The birthday color for June 17 is Old Rose (#E29399). It pairs with the day's flower, Lavender.
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Color palette for Old Rose
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#F5DBDD
oklch(91.3% 0.029 12.4)
#E29399
oklch(74.4% 0.096 14.7)
base
#CF4B55
oklch(59.5% 0.167 19.4)
Analogous (±30°)
#E293C1
oklch(75.6% 0.111 344.2)
#E29399
oklch(74.4% 0.096 14.7)
base
#E2B493
oklch(80.3% 0.070 57.2)
Complementary (+180°)
#E29399
oklch(74.4% 0.096 14.7)
#93E2DC
oklch(86.0% 0.078 189.7)
base
#D7F4F2
oklch(94.6% 0.030 191.6)
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