Strange behavior with RGBW neopixel led

ESPHome
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All,
I am learning ESPHOME. This is one of my first configuration.

I have setup a neopixel led as follow

light:
  - platform: neopixelbus
    type: GRBW
    variant: 800KBPS 
    restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF
    pin: GPIO22
    num_leds: 11
    name: "kitchen light"
    id: kitchenlight
    effects: 
      - addressable_rainbow:
          name: Rainbow Effect With Custom Values
          speed: 10
          width: 50

I have a button that turn it on and off after 60 sec.

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 
      number: 23
      mode:
        input: true
        pulldown : true    
    name: "OnOff Button"
    filters:
      - delayed_on: 10ms
      - delayed_off: 20s
    on_press:
      then:
        - logger.log: "Button is pressed, we'll switch light on" 
        - light.addressable_set:
            id: kitchenlight
            red: 0
            green: 0
            blue: 0 
            white: 60%
        - light.turn_on:
            id: kitchenlight
            red: 0     
            green: 0
            blue: 0
            white: 60%

Goal is to only light the white led. I have tried percentage, value less than 1, but I always get below when running.

[19:49:51][D][main:235]: Button is pressed, we'll switch light on
[19:49:51][D][light:035]: 'kitchen light' Setting:
[19:49:51][D][light:046]:   State: ON
[19:49:51][D][light:058]:   Red: 100%, Green: 100%, Blue: 100%
[19:49:51][D][light:062]:   White: 60%
[19:49:51][D][light:084]:   Transition length: 1.0s

The odd part is that it wants to turn on the RGB led at 100%, while I don’t want it to happen.

I am unsure what I am doing wrong.

The complete YML is below. It is incomplete, as I am trying to test. The goal is to be able to light a led strip that will have 150 leds on the kitchen countertop. I don’t want to have it at full power

substitutions:
  devicename: kitchen-light-1
esphome:
  name: $devicename
  friendly_name: kitchen-light-1

esp32:
  board: nodemcu-32s
  framework:
    type: arduino


# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: !secret api_key
  
ota:
  safe_mode: true
  password: !secret ota_key



wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "${devicename} Fallback"
    password: !secret fallback_pwd

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 
      number: 23
      mode:
        input: true
        pulldown : true    
    name: "OnOff Button"
    filters:
      - delayed_on: 10ms
      - delayed_off: 20s
    on_press:
      then:
        - logger.log: "Button is pressed, we'll switch light on" 
        - light.addressable_set:
            id: kitchenlight
            red: 0
            green: 0
            blue: 0 
            white: 60%
        - light.turn_on:
            id: kitchenlight
            red: 0     
            green: 0
            blue: 0
            white: 60%


    on_release:
        - logger.log: "Button is not pressed anymore, we'll switch light off"
        - light.turn_off: 
            id: kitchenlight
            transition_length: 10s  
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 
      number: 18
      mode:
        input: true
        pulldown : true     
    device_class: motion
    name: "PIR Sensor"
    filters:
      - delayed_on: 10ms
      - delayed_off: 60s

light:
  - platform: neopixelbus
    type: GRBW
    variant: 800KBPS 
    restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF
    pin: GPIO22
    num_leds: 11
    name: "kitchen light"
    id: kitchenlight
    effects: 
      - addressable_rainbow:
          name: Rainbow Effect With Custom Values
          speed: 10
          width: 50
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I think I got it to work.
Here is what I did

substitutions:

  devicename: kitchen-light-1

esphome:

  name: $devicename

  friendly_name: kitchen-light-1

esp32:

  board: nodemcu-32s

  framework:

    type: arduino

# Enable logging

logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API

api:

  encryption:

    key: !secret api_key

 

ota:

  safe_mode: true

  password: !secret ota_key

wifi:

  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid

  password: !secret wifi_password

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails

  ap:

    ssid: "${devicename} Fallback"

    password: !secret fallback_pwd

binary_sensor:

  - platform: gpio

    pin:

      number: 18

      mode:

        input: true

        pulldown : true    

    name: "PIR Sensor"

    id: "PIRSensor"

    publish_initial_state: false  

    device_class: motion

    filters:

      - delayed_on: 10ms

      - delayed_off: 20s

    on_press:

      then:

        - if:

            condition:

              light.is_off: kitchenlight

            then :

             - logger.log: "PIR is ON, we'll switch light on"              

             - light.turn_on:

                id: kitchenlight

                brightness: 90%

                color_brightness: 50%

                red: 0    

                green: 0

                blue: 0.2

                white: 80%

    on_release:

      then:

        - if:      

            condition:

              and:

                 - light.is_on: kitchenlight

                 - binary_sensor.is_off: onoffbutton

            then :

              - logger.log: "Button is not pressed anymore, light is off and button is off"

              - light.turn_off:

                  id: kitchenlight

                  transition_length: 10s  

            else:

              - logger.log: "PIR is not ON anymore, but BUTTON is on"    

  - platform: gpio

    pin:

      number: 23

      mode:

        input: true

        pulldown : true    

    name: "OnOff Button"

    id: "onoffbutton"    

    publish_initial_state: false    

    filters:

      - delayed_on: 10ms

      - delayed_off: 20s

    on_press:

      then:

        - if:

            condition:

              light.is_off: kitchenlight

            then :

             - logger.log: "Button is pressed, we'll switch light on"              

             - light.turn_on:

                id: kitchenlight

                brightness: 90%

                color_brightness: 50%

                red: 0    

                green: 0

                blue: 0.2

                white: 80%

    on_release:

      then:

        - if:      

            condition:

              and:

                 - light.is_on: kitchenlight

                 - binary_sensor.is_off: PIRSensor

            then :

              - logger.log: "Button is not pressed anymore, light is off and PIR sensor is off"

              - light.turn_off:

                  id: kitchenlight

                  transition_length: 10s  

            else:

              - logger.log: "Button is not pressed anymore, but PIR sensor is on"  

light:

  - platform: neopixelbus

    type: GRBW

    variant: 800KBPS

    restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF

    pin: GPIO22

    num_leds: 11

    name: "kitchen light"

    id: kitchenlight

    effects:

      - addressable_rainbow:

          name: Rainbow Effect With Custom Values

          speed: 10

          width: 50