August 13
Birthday Color: Byakugun
#83CCD2 · rgb(131, 204, 210) · hsl(185, 47%, 67%) · CMYK(38,3,0,18)
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Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Byakugun, the color given to August 13, is fresh and independent. Its color words point to clear water: you can see the bottom of things, and you keep your own current. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Write it down; years later it becomes a way to reread yourself.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 13
Birth star
Enif
Star words: intuition, scent
Pegasus · ε Peg · mag 2.38 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fish
Amberstripe scad
Fish words: silver stripes, rarity
Peak: Jul, Aug
Birth fruit
Delaware grape
Fruit words: familiarity, comfort
Peak: Jul, Aug
August 13 is lotus. The flower rises on a stalk above the water and opens in the morning, and the leaves shed water rather than soak it. Its hanakotoba meanings are pure heart and serenity. Byakugun (#83CCD2) is the birthday color, read as "clear water." It is at its best in July and August. A flower and a color that both refuse to hold a stain.
Enif returns on August 13, this time through myth: Pegasus, the winged horse born from Medusa's blood, carried the hero Bellerophon across the heavens — and at the muzzle of that horse glows this orange star of magnitude 2.38 (ε Peg). Its star words are intuition and scent. Around midnight it reaches its southern peak. The day's color is Byakugun (#83CCD2), clear water: the breath of a mythic horse, and the pale blue-green of clear water — a day when a fresh sensibility wakes.
The birthday fish for August 13 is the Amberstripe scad, a rare sight on the table and treasured for it — its fish words are “silver stripes” and “rarity”. In the July–August season, the firm flesh is at its best as sashimi or lightly cured with kelp. Today's birth color is Byakugun (#83CCD2), the pale blue of clear water. A cool, composed flavor for the day's table.
If you were born on Aug 13, your birth fruit is the Delaware grape. Jul and Aug is when this berry tastes its best. Fruit words attach "familiarity and comfort" to the Delaware grape. It is in season Jul and Aug. The birthday color for this date is Byakugun (#83CCD2). The color word here is "clear water". 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 August 13?
- The birth flower for August 13 is the Lotus. Its hanakotoba include pure heart, serenity, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for August 13?
- The birth fish for August 13 is the Amberstripe scad. Its fish words include silver stripes, rarity, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fruit for August 13?
- The birth fruit for August 13 is the Delaware grape. Its fruit words include familiarity, comfort, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birthday color for August 13?
- The birthday color for August 13 is Byakugun (#83CCD2). It pairs with the day's flower, Lotus.
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Color palette for Byakugun
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#C6E8EA
oklch(90.7% 0.036 200.9)
#83CCD2
oklch(79.9% 0.073 202.4)
base
#42AEB7
oklch(69.3% 0.098 202.9)
Analogous (±30°)
#83D2B1
oklch(80.3% 0.092 165.8)
#83CCD2
oklch(79.9% 0.073 202.4)
base
#83A4D2
oklch(71.1% 0.077 256.8)
Complementary (+180°)
#83CCD2
oklch(79.9% 0.073 202.4)
#D28983
oklch(70.3% 0.091 24.8)
base
#F1DBDA
oklch(90.9% 0.024 20.7)
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