Quick Question, YAML Format

Configuration
1

I’m a little confused with the newer automation interface and its auto-generated code.

I create a lighting automation using the interface in Lovelace…

Editor

I want to specify the color and transition time, so I go into the “Edit YAML” option.

YAML

The problem is that no matter how I enter the variables here I get an error. Ive tried…

rgb_color:
  - 20
  - 85
  - 255

and…

rgb_color: [20, 85, 255]

So what is the proper adjustments to the YAML to get this variable to work?

Thanks a lot,
Steven

2

As per the documentation device triggers/actions aren’t designed to be edited in yaml, if you need to use options that aren’t available for devices you’ll need to use a different action type, in this case the light.turn_on service.

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Jeez,

Thanks! I had all this set up before, but was running in a jail environment… I decided to make the switch to a Raspberry Pi and have to rebuild from scratch. So much is different from the initial setup I did long ago.

Thanks for the nudge… It’s working now.

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