November 16
Birthday Color: Sakuragaiiro
#FABABA · rgb(250, 186, 186) · hsl(0, 86%, 85%) · CMYK(0,26,26,2)
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Zodiac: Scorpio ♏
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of November 16, Sakuragaiiro behaves like bold and loyal. Its color words point to roots: strong below the surface, so the warmth you offer does not waver easily. In print, this color shows a pale tone holding plenty of light. Telling someone "the color of my birthday" alone moves the conversation one step forward.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of November 16
Birth star
Atik
Star words: collarbone, regalia
Perseus · ο Per · mag 3.84 — Culminates around midnight
Birth fish
Marbled flounder
Fish words: sincerity, diligence
Peak: Dec, Jan
Oxalis is the November 16 flower. Its clover-like leaves and small pink blooms open in the low sun, and it is associated with a shining heart and joy. The birthday color is Sakuragaiiro (#FABABA), a pale shell pink whose color word is "roots." A small, bright flower with a surprisingly grounded color.
Atik, the birth star of November 16, means 'the shoulder' in Arabic — old charts gave it the burden of bearing the Pleiades. A 3.84-magnitude light in Perseus, it culminates around midnight with star words collarbone and regalia. The day's color is unexpectedly tender: Sakuragaiiro (#FABABA), a cherry-shell pink whose word is roots. Beneath the hero's finery, soft roots spread. Structure and tenderness, worn together.
As winter's footsteps draw near, the steam of simmered flounder begins to suit the table. The marbled flounder lives widely over northern Japan's sandy-mud bottoms, dotted with fine star-like markings, it is said. Its fish words are "sincerity" and "diligence" — an unshowy life that keeps its flavor quietly true. The peak comes in December and January. Today's birth color is Sakuragaiiro (#FABABA), a gentle shade for those who put down roots, wrapping a slow-simmered late-autumn dish.
The birth fruit for Nov 16 is the Lemon (レモン). It is a citrus fruit at its best around Oct and Nov. The fruit words for this date read "clarity and renewal". Oct and Nov is its season. On this date, the birthday color is Sakuragaiiro (#FABABA). The color word here is "roots". 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).
Anniversaries of this date
- International Day for ToleranceSource
See each source for the origin and details of these anniversaries.
Famous people & characters born on November 16
- Guillermo LassoCelebrity55th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- José SaramagoCelebrityPortuguese novelist (1922–2010)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Sanna MarinCelebrityPrime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Robert NozickCelebrityAmerican political philosopher (1938–2002)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Sooronbay JeenbekovCelebritypresident of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 to 2020
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Henri CharrièreCelebrityFrench convict and author (1906-1973)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Luigi FactaCelebrityItalian politician (1861-1930)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Guo MoruoCelebrityChinese writer (1892-1978)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Santiago Peña PalaciosCelebrityPresident of Paraguay since 2023
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Anne HoltCelebrityNorwegian writer, lawyer and politician
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Ernest NagelCelebrityAmerican philosopher (1901-1985)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
- Mate ParlovCelebrityCroatian boxer and Olympic gold medalist (1948–2008)
Source: ja.wikipedia.org
Birthdays are listed based on public information (such as Wikipedia). For characters, the birthday is the one given in their official settings.
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for November 16?
- The birth flower for November 16 is the Oxalis. Its hanakotoba include shining heart, joy, and its peak season is Nov, Dec.
- What is the birth fish for November 16?
- The birth fish for November 16 is the Marbled flounder. Its fish words include sincerity, diligence, and its peak season is Dec, Jan.
- What is the birth fruit for November 16?
- The birth fruit for November 16 is the Lemon. Its fruit words include clarity, renewal, and its peak season is Oct, Nov.
- What is the birthday color for November 16?
- The birthday color for November 16 is Sakuragaiiro (#FABABA). It pairs with the day's flower, Oxalis.
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Color palette for Sakuragaiiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#FCD9D9
oklch(91.5% 0.039 17.9)
#FABABA
oklch(84.7% 0.074 18.7)
base
#F46464
oklch(68.5% 0.178 23.0)
Analogous (±30°)
#FABADA
oklch(85.7% 0.084 347.6)
#FABABA
oklch(84.7% 0.074 18.7)
base
#FADABA
oklch(90.7% 0.055 67.0)
Complementary (+180°)
#FABABA
oklch(84.7% 0.074 18.7)
#BAFAFA
oklch(94.2% 0.064 196.1)
base
#CFFCFC
oklch(96.0% 0.046 196.4)
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