July 16
Birthday Color: Fountain Blue
#94ADDA · rgb(148, 173, 218) · hsl(219, 49%, 72%) · CMYK(32,21,0,15)
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Zodiac: Cancer ♋
Color words & personality
Fountain Blue is the birthday color for July 16. In this system it belongs to a family read as thoughtful and loyal. Its color words point to still water: clear because it isn't stirred by every wind. In print, this color shows a modest saturation that settles gently. Color words put the day's air into language — read them for flavor, not precision.
Try it: For a handkerchief or tie — items that stay near you daily.
As a gift: Blue lends calm to a thoughtful gift. → Pick a gift color by birthday color
Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of July 16
Birth star
Altair
Star words: soaring, yearning
Aquila · α Aql · mag 0.76 — Culminates around midnight
Phlox gives July 16 its flower. Clusters of small five-petaled blooms crowd the tops of upright stems and carry a light, sweet scent. Hanakotoba meanings are grant your wish and fire safety. Fountain Blue (#94ADDA) is the birthday color, and the color word is "still water." Peak season is July and August. A wish and a watchfire, held in a pale, even blue.
The protagonist of July 16 is Altair, magnitude 0.76 in Aquila (α Aql) — the Cowherd of the Tanabata tale, a corner of the Summer Triangle, and one of the dozen brightest stars in the night sky. Its name is Arabic for the flying eagle. Its star words are soaring and yearning. Around midnight it shines at its highest due south. The day's color is Fountain Blue (#94ADDA), still water: a racing heart mirrored on a calm surface — look up on your birthday night.
July 16 follows the Gizzard shad through its changing names. A young silver fish grows from shinko into kohada, a shift of names said to mirror the flow of time; the fish words are “silver scale” and “summer sushi”. Its peak season is June and July. The birthday color is Fountain Blue (#94ADDA), still water over a calm counter. May a modest piece of summer rest on today’s table.
Jul 16 belongs to the Mangosteen (マンゴスチン). It is a tropical fruit at its best around Jul. Fruit words attach "queen and fullness" to the Mangosteen. It is in season Jul. On this date, the birthday color is Fountain Blue (#94ADDA). The color word here is "still water". 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 July 16?
- The birth flower for July 16 is the Phlox. Its hanakotoba include grant your wish, fire safety, and its peak season is Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for July 16?
- The birth fish for July 16 is the Gizzard shad. Its fish words include silver scale, summer sushi, and its peak season is Jun, Jul.
- What is the birth fruit for July 16?
- The birth fruit for July 16 is the Mangosteen. Its fruit words include queen, fullness, and its peak season is Jul.
- What is the birthday color for July 16?
- The birthday color for July 16 is Fountain Blue (#94ADDA). It pairs with the day's flower, Phlox.
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Color palette for Fountain Blue
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#D8E1F2
oklch(90.8% 0.025 263.3)
#94ADDA
oklch(74.5% 0.071 262.0)
base
#5079C2
oklch(58.0% 0.122 261.2)
Analogous (±30°)
#94D0DA
oklch(82.0% 0.063 208.9)
#94ADDA
oklch(74.5% 0.071 262.0)
base
#9E94DA
oklch(70.2% 0.102 290.1)
Complementary (+180°)
#94ADDA
oklch(74.5% 0.071 262.0)
#DAC194
oklch(82.1% 0.066 82.1)
base
#F2E9D9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 82.1)
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