Orange (colour) jackfruit tree. 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".
The Colour in Anything 1-800 Dinosaur, reposted photos of a mural by children's novel illustrator Sir Quentin Blake (best known for his work with writer Roald Dahl) that hinted at the new album title "The Colour in Anything"; these were confirmed as the new title and artwork of his album several days later. The murals were displayed in London and Brooklyn. On May 5, Blake unexpectedly announced that the album would be released at midnight. Upon its release, "The Colour in Anything" received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album