Minthee is crafted with a fixed, recognizable brand identity paired with customizable accent themes. While core brand elements like typography, cloche logo, clean card layouts, and comfortable neutral backgrounds remain consistent and memorable, you can personalize the accent highlights to suit your kitchen atmosphere and personal taste.

1. Fixed Brand + Customizable Accent Themes

Minthee separates Appearance Mode (Light vs. Dark) from your Accent Color:

Appearance Modes

System: Automatically matches your device’s day/night schedule.
Light Mode: Crisp porcelain surfaces (#FAF9F6) with warm card layers and deep slate typography.
Dark Mode: Deep charcoal surfaces (#121315) engineered for low-light evening cooking, reduced glare, and OLED energy savings.

4 Accent Palettes

Every accent theme is hand-tuned for high legibility and WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA contrast standards in both Light and Dark modes:

Sage (Fresh & Healthy)
- Inspired by garden herbs, fresh salads, and culinary greens.
- Vibrant herbal green (#4A7C38 light / #7FBA6D dark) with soft herb-leaf container tints. Perfect for crisp, organic, daytime meal tracking.
Citrus (Bright & Energetic)
- Inspired by zesty citrus peel, sunny breakfast kitchens, and roasted amber spices.
- Bright tangerine-amber (#C26100 light / #FB923C dark) with uplifting sunny highlight glows.
Berry (Cozy & Modern)
- Inspired by ripe wild berries, blueberry pancakes, and artisanal jams.
- Deep royal berry (#683B7E light / #B87FD9 dark) with delicate lavender container tints.
Iced (Calm & Clean)
- Inspired by chilled crystal waters, glacier breezes, and crisp refreshing freshness.
- Refreshing frosted cyan-teal (#1E6E82 light / #42B4D6 dark) with cool glacial container tints.

2. How to Switch Themes

On Android

Tap the Settings gear icon in the top navigation bar.
Under Appearance, tap Theme.
Select your preferred Appearance Mode (System, Light, or Dark).
Select your Accent Color (Sage, Citrus, Berry, or Iced).
Theme transitions are applied immediately and saved securely to your offline device preferences.

On the Website

Use the palette dropdown in the top navigation header on any page to switch appearance mode and accent color on the fly. Your preference is remembered across visits!

3. Display Preferences & Text Scaling

Customize typography and visual density to suit your eyesight and kitchen workspace:

In-App Text Scaling: Adjust font sizes globally within Minthee without altering your system-wide Android font settings.
Dish Photos: Toggle dish image thumbnails on cards and hero banners in recipe detail views.
Search Badges: Highlight matching ingredient and tag pills during live search queries.

4. Reorganized Settings Architecture

All application settings are cleanly organized into 4 purposeful, easy-to-navigate cards:

Appearance & Display: Theme, accent colors, text scaling, dish photos, and search badge highlights.
Meal Planning: Plan start day (Monday, Sunday, or dynamic Today) and automatic slotting preferences.
Cooking & Recipes: Large cooking text toggle, calorie estimates, custom categories, and dietary tags.
Notifications & Feedback: In-app floating banners and culinary rewards display.