January 16
Birthday Color: White Lily
#F0F6DA · rgb(240, 246, 218) · hsl(73, 61%, 91%) · CMYK(2,0,11,4)
CMYK values are numeric conversions from RGB and may differ from print standards.
Zodiac: Capricorn ♑
Color words & personality
If you were born on January 16, your color White Lily reads as with a slow, unhurried gift for growing things. Its color words point to a shade tree: your strength is quiet, and it protects more people than you know. In print, this color shows a pale tone holding plenty of light. Color words put the day's air into language — read them for flavor, not precision.
Try it: For room fabric or a plant pot — a color that brings calm.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of January 16
Birth star
Azmidi
Star words: stern light, homecoming
Puppis · ξ Pup · mag 3.45 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fruit
Banpeiyu pomelo
Fruit words: generosity, quiet strength
Peak: Jan
The Japanese apricot reappears on January 16, now with White Lily (#F0F6DA) and the color word a shade tree. The tree still flowers on bare branches, its hanakotoba remains noble and patience, and it still peaks in January and February. The difference is the color. A near-white with the faintest green in it matches the blossom itself, and the pairing reads more like a photograph than a statement.
Take binoculars south on January 16: near midnight, Azmidi in Puppis culminates low over the horizon, embedded in one of the richest Milky Way star fields of winter — fitting for the old stern of the Argo. Its star words are stern light and homecoming. The birthday color is White Lily (#F0F6DA), whose color word is a shade tree. After the bustle of that starlit harbor, the day offers a pale, lily-quiet place to rest. Star and color, busy and calm, in one frame.
On January 16 the birthday color is white as a lily, and the birthday fish matches it: the Spear squid, slim as its namesake, with flesh so clear it almost glows. The fish words are "delicacy" and "edge"; a quick blanch curls the flesh, lovely with a pinch of salt. The season of the catch runs December and January. Today's birthday color is White Lily (#F0F6DA), like the fishing lamps lighting a night sea. Lay a crisp white slice on the day's table.
The birth fruit for Jan 16 is the Banpeiyu pomelo (晩白柚). The Banpeiyu pomelo is a citrus fruit whose peak runs Jan. The fruit words for this date read "generosity and quiet strength". Jan is its season. The color side of the day is White Lily (#F0F6DA). The color word here is "a shade tree". 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 January 16?
- The birth flower for January 16 is the Japanese apricot. Its hanakotoba include noble, patience, and its peak season is Jan, Feb.
- What is the birth fish for January 16?
- The birth fish for January 16 is the Spear squid. Its fish words include delicacy, edge, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for January 16?
- The birth fruit for January 16 is the Banpeiyu pomelo. Its fruit words include generosity, quiet strength, and its peak season is Jan.
- What is the birthday color for January 16?
- The birthday color for January 16 is White Lily (#F0F6DA). It pairs with the day's flower, Japanese apricot.
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Color palette for White Lily
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#F2F7DE
oklch(96.6% 0.033 116.2)
#F0F6DA
oklch(96.1% 0.037 116.9)
base
#D2E490
oklch(88.6% 0.109 118.5)
Analogous (±30°)
#F6EEDA
oklch(95.0% 0.028 88.8)
#F0F6DA
oklch(96.1% 0.037 116.9)
base
#E2F6DA
oklch(95.1% 0.043 136.7)
Complementary (+180°)
#F0F6DA
oklch(96.1% 0.037 116.9)
#E0DAF6
oklch(90.2% 0.038 295.4)
base
#DDD6F5
oklch(89.1% 0.043 295.9)
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