August 14
Birthday Color: Myosotis
#4CB8E7 · rgb(76, 184, 231) · hsl(198, 76%, 60%) · CMYK(67,20,0,9)
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Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Myosotis is the birthday color for August 14. In this system it belongs to a family read as calm and deep. Its color words point to a harbor: steady in itself, and a safe place for others to rest their oars. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Telling someone "the color of my birthday" alone moves the conversation one step forward.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 14
Birth star
Deneb Algedi
Star words: cadence, ebb and flow
Capricornus · δ Cap · mag 2.85 — Culminates around midnight
Morning glory returns on August 14 with Myosotis (#4CB8E7) as the birthday color, with "a harbor" as its color word. Affection and calm are still its meanings, and July and August are still its peak. This is a lighter, brighter blue than the flower's earlier pairings — the vine at the edge of open water.
The birth star of August 14 is Deneb Algedi in Capricornus (δ Cap), magnitude 2.85 — its name the Arabic for the goat's tail, marking the fishtail of the sea-goat. It is also known as an eclipsing variable, its light dipping on a strict rhythm. Its star words are cadence and ebb and flow. Around midnight it climbs highest in the south. The day's color is Myosotis (#4CB8E7), a harbor: a light that moves like the tide, and the shallow blue of a harbor — a day with a place to come home to.
The birthday fish for August 14 is the Yellowfin tuna, its yellow fins a clear mark of its name — its fish words are “sunlight” and “fleetness”. The season comes in July and August; lean meat marinated and served over rice is said to suit even a summer appetite. Today's birth color is Myosotis (#4CB8E7), the bright blue of a harbor morning. A fresh note of blue for the day's table.
Aug 14 belongs to the Kyoho grape (巨峰). Market stalls fill with this berry around Aug and Sep. The fruit words for this date read "abundance and weight". Aug and Sep is its season. Its date also carries the birthday color Myosotis (#4CB8E7). The color word here is "a harbor". 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 14?
- The birth flower for August 14 is the Morning glory. Its hanakotoba include affection, calm, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for August 14?
- The birth fish for August 14 is the Yellowfin tuna. Its fish words include sunlight, fleetness, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fruit for August 14?
- The birth fruit for August 14 is the Kyoho grape. Its fruit words include abundance, weight, and its peak season is Aug, Sep.
- What is the birthday color for August 14?
- The birthday color for August 14 is Myosotis (#4CB8E7). It pairs with the day's flower, Morning glory.
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Color palette for Myosotis
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#9DD8F2
oklch(85.1% 0.070 227.1)
#4CB8E7
oklch(73.9% 0.119 230.2)
base
#198CBE
oklch(60.4% 0.120 234.1)
Analogous (±30°)
#4CE7C9
oklch(84.0% 0.136 177.2)
#4CB8E7
oklch(73.9% 0.119 230.2)
base
#4C6AE7
oklch(57.2% 0.192 269.3)
Complementary (+180°)
#4CB8E7
oklch(73.9% 0.119 230.2)
#E77B4C
oklch(69.6% 0.147 43.3)
base
#F6CEBC
oklch(88.1% 0.052 45.6)
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