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===Colour of amusement=== In Europe and America orange and yellow are the colours most associated with amusement, frivolity and entertainment. In this regard, orange is the exact opposite of its complementary colour, blue, the colour of calm and reflection. Mythological paintings traditionally showed [[Bacchus]] (known in [[Greek mythology]] as [[Dionysus]]), the god of wine, ritual madness and ecstasy, dressed in orange. Clowns have long worn orange wigs. [[Toulouse-Lautrec]] used a palette of yellow, black and orange in his posters of Paris cafes and theatres, and [[Henri Matisse]] used an orange, yellow and red palette in his painting, the ''Joy of Living''.<ref>Eva Heller, ''Psychologie de la couleur: effets et symboliques'', pp. 152β153.</ref> <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> File:Bacchus and Ariadne by Guido Reni.jpg|''[[Bacchus and Ariadne]]'' by [[Guido Reni]] (1620). Bacchus traditionally wears orange in mythological paintings. File:Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch - Bacchante with an Ape - Google Art Project.jpg|A [[Bacchante]], a female follower of [[Bacchus]], by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1627). File:Renoir clown.jpg|A clown by [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]] (1868) File:Colorful Clown 2.jpg|A contemporary clown. File:Ludo or Tubby (8092141186).jpg|Tubby bear, a [[toy]] </gallery>
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