# Light on or Color On
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/light-on-or-color-on/147478
**Category:** Flows
**Created:** [December 21, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/light-on-or-color-on/147478 "2025-12-21T00:30:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Mark520](https://community.homey.app/u/Mark520)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/light-on-or-color-on/147478/1 "2025-12-21T00:30:10Z")
Does it matter if you turn on a bulb by color or should you have it come on then change color? Is it just preference?
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/light-on-or-color-on/147478/2 "2025-12-21T01:10:04Z")
Most lights turn on by adjusting dim, color, or temperature. It depends.
So for those lights you don’t need to turn it on prior to adjusting colors and such.
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### Author:  [@Mark520](https://community.homey.app/u/Mark520)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/light-on-or-color-on/147478/3 "2025-12-21T02:57:04Z")
So just to confirm there is no advantage to turn on the bulb prior to setting the color. As an example I have a bulb that turns on blue when the gate opens and right now I have it turn on then change color seems that I could just do color and have the exact same result. I guess the only difference may be and extra second before it changes color when having come on first and then change color.