JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/1.10.3/TweenMax.min.js"></script>
<div id="box"></div>
<br>
<button id="go">Go</button>

CSS

#box {
    width: 100px; height: 100px;
    background-color: yellow;
}

JavaScript

$('#go').click(function(){
    var t = new TimelineMax({ paused: true, immediateRender:false });
    t.add(TweenLite.to('#box', 0, { backgroundColor: 'red' }), 0);
    //t.add(TweenLite.to('#box', 2, { backgroundColor: 'red' }), 0);
    //t.play();
});