From 67bdeb994511e2ed4963a90639a269f1a6268eb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: epenet <6771947+epenet@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 12:30:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Adjust unknown color mode handling in ZHA lights (#162292)

---
 homeassistant/components/zha/light.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
index a2fb61dc019..79927e66ed7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/light.py
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ class Light(LightEntity, ZHAEntity):
         )
 
     @property
-    def color_mode(self) -> ColorMode | None:
+    def color_mode(self) -> ColorMode:
         """Return the color mode."""
         if self.entity_data.entity.color_mode is None:
-            return None
+            return ColorMode.UNKNOWN
         return ZHA_TO_HA_COLOR_MODE[self.entity_data.entity.color_mode]
 
     @property