JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="container">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="textblock">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Quasi excepturi tempora voluptatibus laboriosam? Eveniet accusantium totam, quam eaque, ducimus ratione sit quaerat sed impedit tempore aspernatur eum voluptatibus debitis molestiae.</div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.container {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 50%, #fa0 0);
  height: 500px;
}

.row {
  max-width: 960px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 10px;
}

.textblock {
  float: left;
  width: 240px;
  margin-right: 20px;
}