# Change color light in Node red
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733
**Category:** General
**Created:** [15 October 2019 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733 "2019-10-15T13:36:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Jvdm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jvdm)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 13:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/1 "2019-10-15T13:36:42Z")
Hello there working with node red the couple of days. But i was searching for a tutorial for lighting and change te light (brightness color light and that things). Where can i change that? i want to change this light red? How do i do that? I use hue magic on node red
```auto
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```
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 13:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/2 "2019-10-15T13:48:03Z")
Your flow doesn't appear to contain anything where you are trying to set a colour.
Have you read the ReadMe for the node you are using ( see [flows.nodered.org](http://flows.nodered.org))
It contains the details of the many different ways you can change a bulb to red
which include sending `msg.payload.color = red`;
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 13:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/3 "2019-10-15T13:49:21Z")
See [documentation](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-huemagic).
Also note that you can select the node itself and in the "info" panel, lots of information is given how to do this.
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### Author:  [@Jvdm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jvdm)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 13:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/4 "2019-10-15T13:53:29Z")
I saw the documentation and saw the info, but the question is where do i put the lines of brightness and color change? In the particulairy flow, in what section do i have to put this...
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### Author:  [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/5 "2019-10-15T14:01:31Z")
In a message that is sent to the node it suggests. You can create the message in a function node or a change node
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### Author:  [@Jvdm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jvdm)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/6 "2019-10-15T14:02:27Z")
I figured it out using a function node Thanx !!!!
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### Author:  [@Jvdm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jvdm)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/7 "2019-10-15T14:08:49Z")
Brightness is done... But now struggeling with the color... The color wont change to blue.. What do i wrong ?
msg.payload={
"on":true,
"brightness":80,
"color":blue
};
return msg;
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 14:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/8 "2019-10-15T14:09:21Z")
Read the documentation. in your example blue is value and not a string.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [15 October 2019 14:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/9 "2019-10-15T14:11:47Z")
HINT: Ask yourself, how do I send a string?
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### Author:  [@fnees](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fnees)
#### Post date: [16 August 2020 20:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/10 "2020-08-16T20:27:16Z")
People have a lot of attitude in this forum heh?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [16 August 2020 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/11 "2020-08-16T20:36:52Z")
Hi @fnees, welcome to the forum,
forgive me, but that isnt really a great first post 😕
Sometimes people get frustrated (me included) and write things that might seem like "attitude" but I can tell you this much, I dont think I have ever been a member of a more helpful forum. **Ever**.
The amount of time some of the regulars put in helping out folk who either dont RTM or dont bother to try themselves is outstanding. Take a look for yourself, I would guess that 99% of the threads are responded to with either a solution or a hint, without a sniff of attitude.
When you yourself have and issue and start a thread, you will find the people here are truly amazing.
Also, i must point out, that sometimes this "attitude" is merely a thinly veiled attempt at pushing the OP to look into things for themselves (its the best way to _really_ learn)
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### Author:  [@ygreq](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ygreq)
#### Post date: [19 September 2020 13:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-color-light-in-node-red/16733/12 "2020-09-19T13:47:20Z")
How did you get the brightness done? Can you share the flow, please?