Functional Thor Mint

Latin fūnctiō, performance — adjectival suffix -al. As a color modifier, functional implies a clear-and-purpose-fit-and-utilitarian quality, the crisp color of Mid-Century-Modern and Bauhaus form-follows-function design-aesthetic. Sits at the crisp-and-functional end of the grid, parallel to practical and utilitarian in usage.

Old Norse Þórr, god-of-thunder-and-Mjölnir. As a color modifier, thor implies a hammer-Mjölnir-and-thunderbolt-and-red-bearded quality, the visual register of Norse-Thor-and-Mjölnir-hammer hand-hammer-Mjölnir-and-thunderbolt-and-red-bearded Norse-Thor-and-Mjölnir-hammer-and-Asgard thor-and-hammer-Mjölnir-and-thunderbolt surfaces under Norse-Thor-and-Mjölnir-hammer-and-Asgard Bilskirnir-and-Thrudheim-and-thunder-cart thunder-storm-light. Sits at the modifier-and-myth end of the grid, parallel to odin and loki 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.