diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
index 599d43d8b1..f3e6c0ef1d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<LightTransformer> AddressableLight::create_default_transition()
   return make_unique<AddressableLightTransformer>(*this);
 }
 
-Color esp_color_from_light_color_values(LightColorValues val) {
+Color color_from_light_color_values(LightColorValues val) {
   auto r = to_uint8_scale(val.get_color_brightness() * val.get_red());
   auto g = to_uint8_scale(val.get_color_brightness() * val.get_green());
   auto b = to_uint8_scale(val.get_color_brightness() * val.get_blue());
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void AddressableLight::update_state(LightState *state) {
     return;
 
   // don't use LightState helper, gamma correction+brightness is handled by ESPColorView
-  this->all() = esp_color_from_light_color_values(val);
+  this->all() = color_from_light_color_values(val);
   this->schedule_show();
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void AddressableLightTransformer::start() {
     return;
 
   auto end_values = this->target_values_;
-  this->target_color_ = esp_color_from_light_color_values(end_values);
+  this->target_color_ = color_from_light_color_values(end_values);
 
   // our transition will handle brightness, disable brightness in correction.
   this->light_.correction_.set_local_brightness(255);
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
index bba2158457..97f4a4687d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ namespace light {
 
 using ESPColor ESPDEPRECATED("esphome::light::ESPColor is deprecated, use esphome::Color instead.", "v1.21") = Color;
 
+/// Convert the color information from a `LightColorValues` object to a `Color` object (does not apply brightness).
+Color color_from_light_color_values(LightColorValues val);
+
 class AddressableLight : public LightOutput, public Component {
  public:
   virtual int32_t size() const = 0;
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
index 1cb29dfa4e..358fe69c23 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ class AddressableLightEffect : public LightEffect {
   void stop() override { this->get_addressable_()->set_effect_active(false); }
   virtual void apply(AddressableLight &it, const Color &current_color) = 0;
   void apply() override {
-    LightColorValues color = this->state_->remote_values;
-    // not using any color correction etc. that will be handled by the addressable layer
-    Color current_color =
-        Color(static_cast<uint8_t>(color.get_red() * 255), static_cast<uint8_t>(color.get_green() * 255),
-              static_cast<uint8_t>(color.get_blue() * 255), static_cast<uint8_t>(color.get_white() * 255));
+    // not using any color correction etc. that will be handled by the addressable layer through ESPColorCorrection
+    Color current_color = color_from_light_color_values(this->state_->remote_values);
     this->apply(*this->get_addressable_(), current_color);
   }