JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<div class="base">
    some other things
    <div class="target">
        <input/>
    </div>
    some other things
</div>

CSS

.base {
    background-color: green;
}
.target {
    background-color: red;
}

JavaScript

$(function() {
    var s = $('input');
    s.css({
        backgroundColor: 'transparent'
    });
    $('div.base').append(s.css('backgroundColor'));

});