June 28
Birthday Color: Pepper Red
#CF0141 · rgb(207, 1, 65) · hsl(341, 99%, 41%) · CMYK(0,100,69,19)
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Zodiac: Cancer ♋
Color words & personality
Pepper Red, the color given to June 28, is loving in a direct, unbending way. Its color words point to early blossom: you warm up before others do, and that thaw starts the season for everyone. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Used on a note or planner, it becomes a signature in place of your name.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of June 28
Birth star
Kaus Borealis
Star words: longbow, draw
Sagittarius · λ Sgr · mag 2.82 — Culminates around midnight
Hollyhock is the flower of June 28. It sends up tall spires that can stand against a wall, opening flowers from the bottom of the spike upward over several weeks. Hanakotoba gives it abundance and peace. Peak season is June to July. The birthday color is Pepper Red (#CF0141), a sharp crimson whose color word is early blossom. Height, color, and the sense of something still climbing.
Kaus Borealis returns on June 28, and tonight the star itself is the story. It is an orange giant many times wider than the sun, glowing a gentle magnitude 2.82, and its half-Arabic, half-Latin name is a souvenir of how star lore traveled across languages and centuries. The star words stay longbow and draw. Around midnight it culminates in the south. The day's color is Pepper Red (#CF0141), with the color word early blossom — warming up first, until the whole season begins to move.
The birthday creature of June 28 is the Turban snail (tsubugai). Fish words: 'vortex' and 'rocky shore'. June is its peak month; roasted on the shore grill, the broth bubbles in the shell and wraps the table in a fragrant brine. The birth color is Pepper Red (#CF0141) — an early blossom's bold ring for a table of island flavor.
Jun 28 belongs to the Cherry (さくらんぼ). A stone fruit of the season, the Cherry arrives from May and Jun. The fruit words for this date read "small joy and fleeting moment". May and Jun is its season. This day's birthday color: Pepper Red (#CF0141). The color word here is "early blossom". A quiet, seasonal note for a birthday table.
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 28?
- The birth flower for June 28 is the Hollyhock. Its hanakotoba include abundance, peace, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birth fish for June 28?
- The birth fish for June 28 is the Turban snail. Its fish words include vortex, rocky shore, and its peak season is Jun.
- What is the birth fruit for June 28?
- The birth fruit for June 28 is the Cherry. Its fruit words include small joy, fleeting moment, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birthday color for June 28?
- The birthday color for June 28 is Pepper Red (#CF0141). It pairs with the day's flower, Hollyhock.
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Color palette for Pepper Red
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#FE2E6E
oklch(65.3% 0.238 10.1)
#CF0141
oklch(54.3% 0.217 16.3)
base
#740124
oklch(35.6% 0.142 14.3)
Analogous (±30°)
#CF01A8
oklch(57.8% 0.251 339.5)
#CF0141
oklch(54.3% 0.217 16.3)
base
#CF2801
oklch(55.3% 0.205 32.6)
Complementary (+180°)
#CF0141
oklch(54.3% 0.217 16.3)
#01CF8F
oklch(75.5% 0.165 162.1)
base
#51FEC8
oklch(89.6% 0.160 167.9)
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