A lot of people have been using smart bulbs for their homes simply because you can change the color of light, adjust the brightness., set up schedules, and even make the bulb sync to the music. While all of that can be done with the app that comes with the bulb, a lot of these bulbs can be controlled by your voice via Alexa. In this guide, we will be looking at the various Alexa light commands you need to be using with Alexa to control your smart bulbs. Now, let’s take a look at the list of Alexa commands that you can use with different smart bulbs including Philips Hue, C by GE, Goove, Sengled, Nanoleaf, Wiz, Wyze, TP-Link, and more. Most of the commands should usually work the same no matter what the brand of the bulb is.

Alexa Philips Hue Light Commands

Basic Light Commands

Brighten the lights in the living room to 100%. Dim the entryway light by 20%. Dim the lights. Find all my Hue lights. Lower the desk lamp, please. Make my kitchen brighter. Turn down the bedroom light to 50%. Turn off all the lights. Turn on the living room light.

Color Commands for Philips Hue

Make my lights warmer. Make my lights whiter. Make the lights bluer. Set my bedside table to gold. Set the family room lights to magenta. Turn my kitchen lights red.

Light Scene and Recipe Commands 

Set Concentrate at the dining room table. Set the kitchen light to Energize. Set the lights in the den to Relax. Turn off Arctic Aurora in the bedroom. Turn on Ibiza in the living room. Turn on Read in the study. Turn on Tropical Twilight in the dining room.

Hue Sync Box Commands

Alexa, brighten sync box. Alexa, dim sync box. Alexa, set sync box to game. Alexa, set sync box to high. Alexa, set sync box to moderate. Alexa, set sync box to music. Alexa, set sync box to PlayStation 4 Alexa, set sync box to start. Alexa, set sync box to stop. Alexa, set sync box to subtle. Alexa, set sync box to video. Alexa, turn off sync box. Alexa, turn on sync box.

Alexa set Hallway Bulb to Red. Alexa, /brighten the bedroom Dimmer Alexa, dim the Bedroom Dimmer Alexa, find devices. Alexa, turn Kasa scene on Alexa, turn off Hall Bulb Alexa, turn on Hall Bulb Alexa, turn on Kasa scene

Supported Color Names for TP-Link Smart Bulbs

Blue Crimson Cyan Fuschia Gold Green Lavender Lime Magenta Orange Pink Purple Red Salmon Sky Blue Tea Turquoise Violet Yellow

Alexa Light Commands for Lutron, Wink, Belkin Wemo, and Insteon

Turn all lights on: “Alexa, turn my lights on.” Dim all lights in home: “Alexa dim my lights to 25%.” Turn on a specific scene (based on how you named the scene): “Alexa, turn on Entertain.” Dim a specific light (Dining room): “Alexa, dim dining room light by 50%.” Set a specific light to a specific level (Bedroom): “Alexa, set Bedroom light to 40%” Turn on the lights Dim the chandelier Alexa, set the brightness of the bedroom lights to 50% Alexa, turn on (kitchen light) Alexa, turn off (bedroom lamp) Alexa, make the living room lights red Alexa, turn the lights to soft white

Shade Commands

Open Shade: “Alexa, open Bedroom shade.” Close Shade: “Alexa, close Bedroom Shade.” Set shade to a specific limit: “Alexa, set the Living Room shade to 50%”

Alexa Light Commands for KNX, Loxone, and Gira

Alexa, turn on/off light Alexa, turn light on/off Alexa, set on/off light Alexa, set light on/off Alexa, set light to 50% Alexa, decrease light Alexa, dim light Alexa, brighten light Alexa, increase light Alexa, dim/brighten by 50% Alexa, increase/decrease by 50% Alexa, set light to red color Alexa, turn light to white Alexa, change light to white shade

Alexa Light Commands for Goove

Alexa, set bedroom light to 10% Alexa, turn on/off bedroom light Alexa, dim/brighten bedroom light Alexa, increase/decrease bedroom light Alexa, set the bedroom light to red Alexa, change the bedroom light to the color blue

Alexa Light Commands for Wiz

Turn on a light Turn on a group of lights Turn on all lights in a room Turn off a light Turn off a group of lights Turn off all lights in a room Set a light’s brightness Dim a room Turn on a scene Set a light’s color Set a group’s color Set a room’s color Set a light’s color temperature Set a group’s color temperature Set a room’s color temperature

Alexa Commands for GE Cync Lighting Smart Bulbs (Cync Bulbs)

Alexa, activate Goodbye Scene Alexa, begin Morning Scene Alexa, dim lights to 50%  Alexa, make lights brighter. Alexa, make lights dimmer. Alexa, set lights to 25%. Alexa, set lights to candlelight.  Alexa, set lights to soft white Alexa, set lights to white. Alexa, set Living Room] to reveal. Alexa, start Goodnight Scene

Alexa Commands for NanoLeaf Smart Bulbs

Alexa, turn on the lights Alexa, turn off the lights Alexa brighten the light Alexa dim the light Alexa, set brightness of light to 50 percent (works for all integers to 0 to 100) Alexa, set bulb to Blue Alexa, turn on (scene name)

Alexa Sengled Light Commands

Alexa, set the bedroom light to 20 percent Alexa, set the living room lights to 20 percent Alexa, turn off the bedroom lights Alexa, set the dining room light to cool white Alexa, set the basement light to purple (other colors: Warm White, Soft White, White, Daylight White, Cool White) Alexa, set Tall Lamp to magenta Alexa, set Living Room to blue Alexa, set the living room to movie night

Alexa Commands for Fiet Smart Bulbs

Alexa, change the Garden Bulb to the color yellow Alexa, change the Kitchen Bulb to cool white Alexa, dim Garden bulb Alexa, increase Bathroom 2 Bulb Alexa, make the Basement Bulb warm white Alexa, set Garage Bulb to 50% brightness Alexa, set the Driveway Bulb to daylight Alexa, set the Garage Bulb  light to blue Alexa, set Verandah Bulb to 45% Alexa, turn Loft on

Alexa Commands for OSRAM Smart Bulbs

Alexa set my Front Yard Bulb to green Alexa, brighten the Garage Floor Bulbs to 80 percent Alexa, brighten the Hall Chandelier Alexa, dim the Drawing Room Lamps to 40 percent Alexa, dim the Hall Chandelier Alexa, set the Hall Chandelier to 50 percent Alexa, turn off my Corridor 1 Bulb Alexa, turn on Dusk Scene in Mini Garden Alexa, turn on Dinner Mode Alexa, turn on my Reading Lamp

Wrapping up.

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