diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
index 7ef91f684fe..775c2dd1d76 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from typing import Any
 from aiohue.v2 import HueBridgeV2
 from aiohue.v2.controllers.events import EventType
 from aiohue.v2.controllers.groups import GroupedLight, Room, Zone
-from aiohue.v2.models.feature import AlertEffectType
 
 from homeassistant.components.light import (
     ATTR_BRIGHTNESS,
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ class GroupedHueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
                     color_xy=xy_color if light.supports_color else None,
                     color_temp=color_temp if light.supports_color_temperature else None,
                     transition_time=transition,
-                    alert=AlertEffectType.BREATHE if flash is not None else None,
                     allowed_errors=ALLOWED_ERRORS,
                 )
                 for light in self.controller.get_lights(self.resource.id)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/light.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/light.py
index 42444fd9ad0..ee40222b083 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/light.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class HueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
                 self._supported_color_modes.add(COLOR_MODE_BRIGHTNESS)
             # support transition if brightness control
             self._attr_supported_features |= SUPPORT_TRANSITION
+        self._last_xy: tuple[float, float] | None = self.xy_color
+        self._last_color_temp: int = self.color_temp
+        self._set_color_mode()
 
     @property
     def brightness(self) -> int | None:
@@ -100,18 +103,6 @@ class HueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
             return round((dimming.brightness / 100) * 255)
         return None
 
-    @property
-    def color_mode(self) -> str:
-        """Return the current color mode of the light."""
-        if color_temp := self.resource.color_temperature:
-            if color_temp.mirek_valid and color_temp.mirek is not None:
-                return COLOR_MODE_COLOR_TEMP
-        if self.resource.supports_color:
-            return COLOR_MODE_XY
-        if self.resource.supports_dimming:
-            return COLOR_MODE_BRIGHTNESS
-        return COLOR_MODE_ONOFF
-
     @property
     def is_on(self) -> bool:
         """Return true if device is on (brightness above 0)."""
@@ -158,6 +149,11 @@ class HueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
             "dynamics": self.resource.dynamics.status.value,
         }
 
+    @callback
+    def on_update(self) -> None:
+        """Call on update event."""
+        self._set_color_mode()
+
     async def async_turn_on(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         """Turn the device on."""
         transition = normalize_hue_transition(kwargs.get(ATTR_TRANSITION))
@@ -212,3 +208,43 @@ class HueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
             id=self.resource.id,
             short=flash == FLASH_SHORT,
         )
+
+    @callback
+    def _set_color_mode(self) -> None:
+        """Set current colormode of light."""
+        last_xy = self._last_xy
+        last_color_temp = self._last_color_temp
+        self._last_xy = self.xy_color
+        self._last_color_temp = self.color_temp
+
+        # Certified Hue lights return `mired_valid` to indicate CT is active
+        if color_temp := self.resource.color_temperature:
+            if color_temp.mirek_valid and color_temp.mirek is not None:
+                self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_COLOR_TEMP
+                return
+
+        # Non-certified lights do not report their current color mode correctly
+        # so we keep track of the color values to determine which is active
+        if last_color_temp != self.color_temp:
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_COLOR_TEMP
+            return
+        if last_xy != self.xy_color:
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_XY
+            return
+
+        # if we didn't detect any changes, abort and use previous values
+        if self._attr_color_mode is not None:
+            return
+
+        # color mode not yet determined, work it out here
+        # Note that for lights that do not correctly report `mirek_valid`
+        # we might have an invalid startup state which will be auto corrected
+        if self.resource.supports_color:
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_XY
+        elif self.resource.supports_color_temperature:
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_COLOR_TEMP
+        elif self.resource.supports_dimming:
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_BRIGHTNESS
+        else:
+            # fallback to on_off
+            self._attr_color_mode = COLOR_MODE_ONOFF