JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="normal">Click to highlight!</div>

CSS

div {
    padding: 4em;
}
div.normal {
    background-color:#c0c0c0;
}

div.color {
    background-color:green;
}

JavaScript

$('div').click(function() {
    $(this).switchClass( "normal", "color", 1000, "easeInOutQuad", function(){
        $(this).delay(3000).switchClass( "color", "normal", 1000, "easeInOutQuad" );
    });
});