Default brightness of lamps based on time of day

[123 (Taras)]

@Messier1994

despite googling for a couple of hours I can’t find any simple smart solution that I can piggy back on.

Have a look at this:

Adaptive Lighting Custom Component that automatically adapts the brightness and color of your lights based on the sun’s temperature but stops when you manually make a change - Share your Projects! / Custom Components - Home Assistant Community (home-assistant.io)