July 28
Birthday Color: Kurogakiiro
#404040 · rgb(64, 64, 64) · hsl(0, 0%, 25%) · CMYK(0,0,0,75)
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Zodiac: Leo ♌
Color words & personality
Read through the color words of July 28, Kurogakiiro behaves like wise and unhurried. Its color words point to neutrality: you can stand between opinions without losing either side's respect. In print, this color shows an almost achromatic stillness, deep and quiet. Talk with someone who shares this color; the common ground tends to appear.
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Birth flower, star, fish & fruit of July 28
Birth star
Sualocin
Star words: anagram, clever twist
Delphinus · α Del · mag 3.86 — Culminates around midnight
Birth flower
Dendrobium orchid
Meaning: well-matched, beauty
Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug
Dendrobium orchid is the July 28 flower. Arching stems carry several flat, long-lasting blooms at once, which is why it appears so often in gifts. Hanakotoba meanings are well-matched and beauty. Kurogakiiro (#404040) is the birthday color, a soft charcoal whose color word is "neutrality." It peaks from June through August. A flower that flatters whatever sits beside it.
July 28 belongs to Sualocin, α Delphini, magnitude 3.86 — 'Nicolaus' spelled backwards, the twin of yesterday's Rotanev; an astronomer's affection for his colleague was divided between these two stars as anagrams. Its star words are anagram and clever twist. Around midnight it crosses the meridian in the south. The day's color is Kurogakiiro (#404040), neutrality: wit in the sky, and the austere gray of persimmon-ink below — a day that lets quiet brilliance show through.
July 28 presents the Grouper, a deep-water white fish whose rank is said to rise with summer. The fish words are “summer rank” and “depth”, and its peak season is July, when a piece set into clear broth is said to add quiet weight. The birthday color is Kurogakiiro (#404040) — a neutral tone framing refined flesh. May a subtle delicacy sit at a festive table.
If you were born on Jul 28, your birth fruit is the Longan. It is a tropical fruit at its best around Jul. Fruit words attach "dragon's eye and nostalgia" to the Longan. It is in season Jul. On this date, the birthday color is Kurogakiiro (#404040). The color word here is "neutrality". The day pairs the season's fruit with its own color.
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 28?
- The birth flower for July 28 is the Dendrobium orchid. Its hanakotoba include well-matched, beauty, and its peak season is Jun, Jul, Aug.
- What is the birth fish for July 28?
- The birth fish for July 28 is the Grouper. Its fish words include summer rank, depth, and its peak season is Jul.
- What is the birth fruit for July 28?
- The birth fruit for July 28 is the Longan. Its fruit words include dragon's eye, nostalgia, and its peak season is Jul.
- What is the birthday color for July 28?
- The birthday color for July 28 is Kurogakiiro (#404040). It pairs with the day's flower, Dendrobium orchid.
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Color palette for Kurogakiiro
Monochrome (lightness steps)
#6E6E6E
oklch(53.8% 0.000 89.9)
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
base
#141414
oklch(19.1% 0.000 89.9)
Analogous (±30°)
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
base
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
Complementary (+180°)
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
#404040
oklch(37.1% 0.000 89.9)
base
#808080
oklch(60.0% 0.000 89.9)
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