August 21
Birthday Color: Nikkeiiro
#DD7A56 · rgb(221, 122, 86) · hsl(16, 67%, 60%) · CMYK(0,45,61,13)
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Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of August 21, Nikkeiiro behaves like open-hearted and sociable, with a spark that lifts the room. Its color words point to the right hour: you read when effort has ripened, and hand it over at its best. In print, this color shows a well-measured, settled saturation. Placed beside a similar color, this one's character stands out even more.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of August 21
Birth star
Ancha
Star words: effusion, inclination
Aquarius · θ Aqr · mag 4.17 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Blanket flower
Meaning: cooperation, unity
Peak: Jul, Aug, Sep
Birth fish
Unicorn leatherjacket
Fish words: horse face, skin
Peak: Aug, Sep
Blanket flower is the August 21 flower. Red and yellow petals band together around a raised center, and the plant spreads into dense, low mounds. Hanakotoba attaches cooperation and unity to the flower. Nikkeiiro (#DD7A56) is the birthday color, a muted coral with the color word "the right hour." Its peak runs from July through September. Many petals, one ring, one warm hour.
Ancha in Aquarius (θ Aqr) keeps August 21, a magnitude 4.17 star. Its name descends from a medieval Latin word for the hip — the star sits at the waist of the figure pouring water. Its star words are effusion and inclination. Around midnight it gleams at its highest in the south. The day's color is Nikkeiiro (#DD7A56), the right hour: the tilt of a tipped jar, and the cinnamon color of a spice in season — a day that knows exactly the right moment.
The birthday fish for August 21 is the Unicorn leatherjacket, named for a horse-like face and known for the skin you peel before eating — its fish words are “horse face” and “skin”. The season peaks in August and September, the flesh good salt-grilled or simmered. Today's birth color is Nikkeiiro (#DD7A56), a warm cinnamon brown. A little extra care, rewarded at the day's table.
For Aug 21, the birth fruit is the Peach. Market stalls fill with this stone fruit around Jul and Aug. In fruit words, it stands for longevity and tenderness. Peak season: Jul and Aug. Its date also carries the birthday color Nikkeiiro (#DD7A56). Its color word is "the right hour". Pair the season's fruit with the day's color for a small celebration.
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 21?
- The birth flower for August 21 is the Blanket flower. Its hanakotoba include cooperation, unity, and its peak season is Jul, Aug, Sep.
- What is the birth fish for August 21?
- The birth fish for August 21 is the Unicorn leatherjacket. Its fish words include horse face, skin, and its peak season is Aug, Sep.
- What is the birth fruit for August 21?
- The birth fruit for August 21 is the Peach. Its fruit words include longevity, tenderness, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birthday color for August 21?
- The birthday color for August 21 is Nikkeiiro (#DD7A56). It pairs with the day's flower, Blanket flower.
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Color palette for Nikkeiiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#ECB6A2
oklch(82.0% 0.069 41.3)
#DD7A56
oklch(68.2% 0.133 40.5)
base
#B34A24
oklch(54.2% 0.146 39.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#DD5676
oklch(63.7% 0.170 8.8)
#DD7A56
oklch(68.2% 0.133 40.5)
base
#DDBE56
oklch(80.8% 0.128 92.7)
Complementary (+180°)
#DD7A56
oklch(68.2% 0.133 40.5)
#56B9DD
oklch(74.1% 0.106 224.9)
base
#C0E5F2
oklch(89.9% 0.043 221.1)
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