Hospitable Merry Mint

Latin hospitābilis, of-the-host — adjectival suffix -able. As a color modifier, hospitable implies a clear-and-cordial-and-welcoming quality where the hue carries the visual register of Bed-and-Breakfast and country-inn warm-cordial-host atmosphere. Sits at the crisp-and-cheerful end of the grid, parallel to welcoming and inviting in usage.

Old English myrige, pleasant-and-glad. As a color modifier, merry implies a glad-and-bright-and-festive quality, the visual register of Robin-Hood-Merry-Men-and-Maytime-merry hand-glad-and-bright-and-festive Robin-Hood-Merry-Men-and-Maytime-and-village-fair merried-and-glad-and-bright-and-festive surfaces under Robin-Hood-Merry-Men-and-Maytime-and-village-fair Sherwood-Forest-and-Mayday-and-Whitsun greenwood-festival-light. Sits at the modifier-and-mood end of the grid, parallel to jolly and blithe in usage.

The genus Mentha — peppermint, spearmint, apple mint, water mint — the cooling herb whose menthol gives it that quality at the molecular level. The color refers to fresh peppermint leaves before drying: a clean, slightly cool green with the matte finish of trichome-rich leaf surface. Lighter than basil, cooler than parsley, with the mojito-and-Pimm's association of a herb tied to summer drinks across two continents.