It all starts with a light bulb — or any other light you have. Setup is simple, and controlling them is even easier.
How Philips Hue works
Lights for any room
Outfit your whole home with our portfolio of bulbs as well as lamps, pendants, and even outdoor lights.
One app to control them all
The Hue app gives you complete control over all the smart lights in your home.
Two ways to connect
Even if you start with a Bluetooth-controlled system, you can always add a Hue Bridge to unlock the full suite of smart lighting features.
Set up with Bluetooth
Set up with Hue Bridge
Three ways to control
Beyond the Hue app, you can control your smart lights how you want.
Hue app
Set scenes, customize controls, and set up automations — only in the Hue app.
Voice control
Just say the word! Use your favorite voice assistant to control your lights.
Start your smart lighting
See what you need to do to install smart lighting in and outside your home.
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Max. number of lights
50
1 room
Range
Full home
Voice control *
Installation-free dimming
Works with Hue Dimmer Switch
Light recipes for daily tasks **
16 million colors of light ***
Wake up and Go to sleep automations
Set timers
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Configure Hue smart accessories
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Away-from-home control
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Sync lights with games***
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Sync lights with music and movies***
* With an Amazon Alexa or Google Home device, use voice commands such as “Alexa, dim the lights,” or, "Hey Google, turn on the table lamp” to control your lights. Compatible devices include Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation, Amazon Echo Plus, Amazon Echo Show 5, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Hub.
** With White ambiance and White and color ambiance
*** With White and color ambiance
*When a bulb displays "Up to" a certain number of lumens in its specifications, it displays the maximum lumen output of the bulb. It shows how bright the bulb can get at 2700 K (White bulbs) or 4000 K (White ambiance or White and color ambiance bulbs). Learn more about brightness.