# Passing colors to Alexa via remote2
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740
**Category:** General
**Created:** [19 August 2020 18:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740 "2020-08-19T18:01:02Z")
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### Author:  [@wecoyote5](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wecoyote5)
#### Post date: [19 August 2020 18:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740/1 "2020-08-19T18:01:02Z")
Hi all,
I'm converting from ST to Hubitat and Node Red. I'm using Alexa Remote 2 to access Alexa from NR. So far, knock on wood, everything has been working just fine. I have a few RGBW LED WiFi controllers from Tuya that Alexa integrates with just fine. Alexa can control them; changes colors, etc... and integrating directly to NR and/or Hubitat seems a bit overly complex for just a few lights. The remote2 nodes also work well so my infrastructure's in place and pretty stable.
Where I've come to a little stumbling block as a NR noob is that I would like to use NR to send a color to Alexa based on a dashboard selection. The Alexa node allows me to create an action to select a color but I am limited to the dropdown list of pre-defined colors. I cannot find any tutorials or info online that help me figure out how to pass the color into the node instead of only selecting a color from the drop-down list.
Is there anyone that maybe have done this and can help? Thanks
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [19 August 2020 19:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740/2 "2020-08-19T19:03:33Z")
You should be able to use the custom routine node with payload
```auto
{ type: 'smarthome', payload: { entity: 'Lamp_name', action: 'setColor', value: '#FF00FF' }
```
This info can be found on the node info of the custom node
- entity can be an id or name (case insensitive)
- action: `turnOn` , `turnOff` , `setColor` , `setColorTemperature` , `setBrightness` , `setPercentage`
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### Author:  [@wecoyote5](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wecoyote5)
#### Post date: [19 August 2020 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740/3 "2020-08-19T19:25:31Z")
Thanks, I'll give that a try.
Nice Avatar BTW 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [18 October 2020 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-colors-to-alexa-via-remote2/31740/4 "2020-10-18T19:25:47Z")
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