title: Flash an element without the overhead of jQueryUI?
body: <p>I was reading <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/275931/how-do-you-make-an-element-flash-in-jquery">this question</a> about how to make an element "flash" in jQuery, however, the most popular answers relied on jQueryUI which is pretty large to include in a project if all I need is the backgroundColor to animate.  Is there a way to flash an element's background color in a similar manner without using jQueryUI?</p>