Stalwart Caper Violet

Old English stǣl-wyrðe, stable-and-worthy. As a color modifier, stalwart implies a saturated-and-loyal-and-firm quality where the hue carries the dependable-and-trustworthy visual presence of a Knight-Templar guard. Sits at the bold-and-firm end of the grid, parallel to steadfast and firm in usage.

Greek κάππαρις, Mediterranean-pickled-bud. As a color modifier, caper implies a Mediterranean-pickled-bud-and-briny-tang quality, the visual register of Pantelleria-and-Sicilian-caper hand-Mediterranean-pickled-bud-and-briny-tang Pantelleria-and-Sicilian-caper-and-Aeolian-Islands caper-and-Mediterranean-pickled-bud surfaces under Pantelleria-and-Sicilian-caper-and-Aeolian-Islands Pantelleria-and-Aeolian-and-Sicilian Mediterranean-brine-light. Sits at the modifier-and-flavor end of the grid, parallel to anise and tang in usage.

Viola odorata, the European sweet violet — small, fragrant, and the original meaning of the color name in English (the Violet of the rainbow). The color refers to a fresh sweet violet blossom in late winter: a saturated, slightly red-shifted deep blue-purple with the matte finish of small five-petaled flower. Cooler than amethyst, warmer than indigo, with the perfumed weight of a flower used in Roman garlands and Victorian eau de toilette.