July 23
Birthday Color: Akaneiro
#B7282E · rgb(183, 40, 46) · hsl(357, 64%, 44%) · CMYK(0,78,75,28)
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Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Akaneiro, the color given to July 23, is warm, driven, and honest about what you feel. Its color words point to courage: you act on what you believe, and people around you feel allowed to do the same. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Write it down; years later it becomes a way to reread yourself.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of July 23
Birth star
Dabih
Star words: invitation, bounty
Capricornus · β1 Cap · mag 3.05 — Culminates around midnight
Four o'clock returns on July 23, paired with Akaneiro (#B7282E) as the birthday color, with the color word "courage." Shy and timid are still the flower's meanings, though the red reads as a deliberate contrast — the same evening bloom that opens at dusk, now lit from within. Peak season remains July and August.
Dabih shines again on July 23 — with an observer's delight: through a small telescope this magnitude 3.05 star in Capricornus (β1 Cap) splits into a handsome double, a golden primary with a bluish companion. Its star words are invitation and bounty. Around midnight it climbs to its highest in the south. The day's color is Akaneiro (#B7282E), courage: gold beside blue in the eyepiece, and the red of a madder-dyed dusk — a pairing that stands for a straightforward will.
July 23 again calls on the Indo-Pacific sailfish, this time against a sunset sea. The fish words are “sword” and “charge”, and its peak season is June and July, when the large flesh is said to satisfy a family summer evening as lightly fried tatsuta-age. The birthday color is Akaneiro (#B7282E) — courage carried from the horizon. May a clear step forward appear at today’s table.
The Watermelon is the birth fruit of Jul 23. The Watermelon is a melon whose peak runs Jul. In fruit words, it stands for midsummer and cool. Peak season: Jul. The color side of the day is Akaneiro (#B7282E). Its color word is "courage". 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 July 23?
- The birth flower for July 23 is the Four o'clock. Its hanakotoba include shy, timid, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for July 23?
- The birth fish for July 23 is the Indo-Pacific black marlin. Its fish words include sword, charge, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birth fruit for July 23?
- The birth fruit for July 23 is the Watermelon. Its fruit words include midsummer, cool, and its peak season is Jul.
- What is the birthday color for July 23?
- The birthday color for July 23 is Akaneiro (#B7282E). It pairs with the day's flower, Four o'clock.
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Color palette for Akaneiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#DC5F64
oklch(64.3% 0.157 20.2)
#B7282E
oklch(51.2% 0.179 24.4)
base
#6C181B
oklch(35.4% 0.117 23.8)
Analogous (±30°)
#B72875
oklch(53.0% 0.190 353.1)
#B7282E
oklch(51.2% 0.179 24.4)
base
#B76A28
oklch(59.9% 0.125 57.0)
Complementary (+180°)
#B7282E
oklch(51.2% 0.179 24.4)
#28B7B1
oklch(70.7% 0.114 190.5)
base
#7CE2DE
oklch(85.0% 0.096 192.2)
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