How to determine actual color for xy_color values?

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Searched in reddit and here but found nothing. The scene and automation examples show the value but never explain how to get it. Any explanation would be a big help.

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You don’t need to use XY colors, but RGB.
Anyway… http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/hue-xy-values

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As @danichispa said, using rgb values is easier. Here’s an example:

service: light.turn_on
entity_id: light.hue_iris
data:
  brightness: 175
  rgb_color: [220, 210, 160]
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Thanks for the pointer; I’ve worked with Photoshop and Graphic arts for years but never heard of this color space. This was ‘illuminating’. <exits, stage right>

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Yeah, I can see where this would be much easier. I can open Photoshop or one of my Color Picker apps and dial in the color I want then grab the RGB values.

Thanks to both of you for your help on this!