JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://jqueryui.com/ui/jquery.effects.core.js"></script>
<a href="#" class="cb-toggle">Toggle This</a>

JavaScript

$('.cb-toggle').click(function() {
    $(this).toggleClass('selected');
}).hover(
function() {
    if (!$(this).is('.selected')) {
        $(this).animate({
            backgroundColor: "#FFA500",
            color: "#fff;"
        });
    }
}, function() {
    if (!$(this).is('.selected')) {
        $(this).animate({
            backgroundColor: "#808080",
            color: "#fff;"
        });
    }
});