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The sea green and cobalt blue also interact perfectly with Paul Cezanne's village. Derived from pure blue and green, indigo, India green and a little brown overlap to form energetic greenery around the village. The forest covers one of the third canvases of the painting, embracing the main scene, the village, with a clearer outline and offering more meaning to the central scene. By strengthening the contrast between complementary colors, Cezanne conveys a strong energy from the image to the audience. Because the colors are relatively pure and warm, they evoke a sense of pleasure and happiness. The less saturated colors at the bottom emphasize the colors in the center. Around the village, especially at the bottom of the image, there are cool gray, plum and light ribbon in low contrast. Peripheral colors support the main scene of the work and automatically lower the audience's attention to the edges of the image. This color composition denotes the