May 22
Birthday Color: Spruce Green
#036122 · rgb(3, 97, 34) · hsl(140, 94%, 20%) · CMYK(97,0,65,62)
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Zodiac: Gemini ♊
Color words & personality
Spruce Green, the color given to May 22, is fresh and fair. Its color words point to after rain: the power to put out brand-new green once the weather has passed. In print, this color shows a deep tone that absorbs rather than reflects light. Blend two birthday colors and you get a memorial color unique to that pair.
Try it: For room fabric or a plant pot — a color that brings calm.
As a gift: Green quietly accompanies everyday things. → Pick a gift color by birthday color
Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of May 22
Birth star
Fang
Star words: chamber, haven
Scorpius · π Sco · mag 2.89 — Culminates around midnight
Tulip returns on May 22, the second of the month's two tulip dates. Hanakotoba readings are still confession of love and philanthropy. It peaks from April into May. The birthday color is Spruce Green (#036122), a dark forest green whose color word is "after rain." The same declaration as before, made in a darker, wetter register.
The birth star of May 22 is Fang, in Scorpius — a name from the Chinese lunar mansion meaning 'Room,' the chest of the ancient Azure Dragon of the East. It is a 2.9-magnitude blue-white star. Its star words are chamber and haven. Around midnight it tops out in the south. The birthday color is Spruce Green (#036122), after the rain: a lodging for the night, and green washed clean — the deep comfort of having somewhere to return to.
The birthday fish for May 22 is the Crucian carp, known in the words “detachment” and “resilience”. In one old tradition it is fermented with rice, patience slowly turned into flavor. Its peak seasons are May and October. The birth color of the day is Spruce Green #036122, deep as a forest after rain. Let the story of a slow-made taste enrich today's table talk.
For May 22, the birth fruit is the Amanatsu. It is a citrus fruit at its best around May and Jun. Its fruit words are "light and potential". Look for it in May and Jun. On this date, the birthday color is Spruce Green (#036122). Its color word is "after rain". 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).
About this date's birth flower
- What is the birth flower for May 22?
- The birth flower for May 22 is the Tulip. Its hanakotoba include confession of love, philanthropy, and its peak season is Apr, May.
- What is the birth fish for May 22?
- The birth fish for May 22 is the Crucian carp. Its fish words include detachment, resilience, and its peak season is May, Oct.
- What is the birth fruit for May 22?
- The birth fruit for May 22 is the Amanatsu. Its fruit words include light, potential, and its peak season is May, Jun.
- What is the birthday color for May 22?
- The birthday color for May 22 is Spruce Green (#036122). It pairs with the day's flower, Tulip.
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Color palette for Spruce Green
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#06BA41
oklch(68.7% 0.206 146.5)
#036122
oklch(43.0% 0.125 147.4)
base
#01280E
oklch(24.3% 0.065 150.3)
Analogous (±30°)
#136103
oklch(43.0% 0.140 141.1)
#036122
oklch(43.0% 0.125 147.4)
base
#036151
oklch(44.1% 0.081 176.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#036122
oklch(43.0% 0.125 147.4)
#610342
oklch(32.9% 0.135 347.1)
base
#DD0796
oklch(59.5% 0.247 348.7)
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