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HTML

<div>Old stuff</div>
<div>Old stuff</div>
<div>Old stuff</div>
<div id="newContent">New stuff, just added</div>

<input type="button" value="test" />

CSS

.backgroundAnimated{
        background-color: #AD310B !important;
        background-image:none !important;
    -webkit-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -moz-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -o-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -ms-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
        -webkit-animation-direction: alternate; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    animation-direction: alternate;

        -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    animation-iteration-count: 2;
}
.nextBackgroundAnimated{
        background-color: white !important;
        background-image:none !important;
    -webkit-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -moz-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -o-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    -ms-transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
    transition: background-color 5000ms linear;
        -webkit-animation-direction: alternate; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    animation-direction: alternate;

        -webkit-animation-iteration-count: 2; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    animation-iteration-count: 2;
}

JavaScript

$('input[type=button]').click( function() {
 $('#newContent').addClass('backgroundAnimated');
    setTimeout(function(){
        $('#newContent').addClass('nextBackgroundAnimated');
    }, 5000);
});