August 15
Birthday Color: Kiiro
#FFD911 · rgb(255, 217, 17) · hsl(50, 100%, 53%) · CMYK(0,15,93,0)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of August 15, Kiiro behaves like bright and clear-minded. Its color words point to margin: you tidy by subtraction, and the room around you breathes. In print, this color shows a vivid, confident saturation. Placed beside a similar color, this one's character stands out even more.
Try it: An accent for cards and planners — a signature in place of a name.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 15
Birth star
Aldhanab
Star words: tailfeather, trail
Grus · γ Gru · mag 3.00 — Culminates around midnight
August 15 belongs to hypericum. Clusters of small, glossy berries follow the yellow flowers and stay on the stem well into autumn. Two hanakotoba notes, sparkle and soothe sorrow, belong to the plant. Kiiro (#FFD911) is the birthday color, a bright yellow whose color word is "margin." Peak bloom falls in July and August. A small, sharp color at the edge of the summer.
August 15 is marked by Aldhanab in Grus (γ Gru), magnitude 3.0. Its name comes from an Arabic word for tail — the star was once reckoned the tail of the Southern Fish, and today it shines as the crane's tailfeather instead. Its star words are tailfeather and trail. Around midnight it culminates in the south. The day's color is Kiiro (#FFD911), margin: a tailfeather left after the flight, and yellow ringing against white margin — a day with room to enjoy the afterglow.
The birthday fish for August 15 is the Largehead hairtail, long written in Japanese with the character for a tachi sword — its fish words are “blade” and “flash”. In the August–October season, dipped in batter and fried, its quiet sweetness comes through. Today's birth color is Kiiro (#FFD911), a dazzling yellow like open margin on paper. The sparkle of midsummer, served to the day's table.
Aug 15 belongs to the Kosui pear (幸水). A pome fruit of the season, the Kosui pear arrives from Aug. Fruit words attach "luck and burst" to the Kosui pear. It is in season Aug. This day's birthday color: Kiiro (#FFD911). The color word here is "margin". 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).
Anniversaries of this date
- End of War DaySource
See each source for the origin and details of these anniversaries.
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for August 15?
- The birth flower for August 15 is the Hypericum. Its hanakotoba include sparkle, soothe sorrow, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for August 15?
- The birth fish for August 15 is the Largehead hairtail. Its fish words include blade, flash, and its peak season is Aug, Oct.
- What is the birth fruit for August 15?
- The birth fruit for August 15 is the Kosui pear. Its fruit words include luck, burst, and its peak season is Aug.
- What is the birthday color for August 15?
- The birthday color for August 15 is Kiiro (#FFD911). It pairs with the day's flower, Hypericum.
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Color palette for Kiiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#FFE86D
oklch(92.6% 0.144 98.8)
#FFD911
oklch(89.1% 0.181 96.0)
base
#B49700
oklch(68.2% 0.140 95.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#FF6211
oklch(69.1% 0.206 41.3)
#FFD911
oklch(89.1% 0.181 96.0)
base
#AEFF11
oklch(91.3% 0.241 129.3)
Complementary (+180°)
#FFD911
oklch(89.1% 0.181 96.0)
#1137FF
oklch(49.2% 0.286 265.1)
base
#91A2FF
oklch(73.7% 0.136 274.7)
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