# Echo Hue Colour **URL:** \ **Category:** Connected Things\ **Created:** [July 1, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/echo-hue-colour/51685 "2016-07-01T00:01:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![tmclink](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/tmclink/32/37713_2.png) [@tmclink](https://community.smartthings.com/u/tmclink)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/echo-hue-colour/51685/2 "2016-07-01T02:00:01Z")
@SamB I’m not sure today, but I found that this was not supported the last time I tried the Echo → SmartThings → Hue integration. It is also currently the case for direct Echo → Hue integration. I believe this to be a limitation on the Alexa/Echo syntax being confined to on/off and open/close. Since then, I’ve discovered and setup Ask Alexa which does support color commands. With Ask Alexa, I can now say, “Alexa, tell SmartThings to set the color of kitchen light to blue” and the service passes the language following “SmartThings” on to the ST SmartApp which in turn adjusts the color accordingly. There are many more options opened up by Ask Alexa. You can also set your own keyword replacing SmartThings with something else. For example, it’s just as easily to tell it “Alexa, tell Hal to open the pod bay doors” and have it trigger the garage door opener" Or ask it to give status on device state, “Alexa, ask House for the status of Back Yard Motion Sensor” It is a bit of work to setup, but the documentation is very clearly laid out. Very much worth the investment in time. > [@\[NO LONGER SUPPORTED\] Ask Alexa](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-ask-alexa/46786): > > All, this is a new thread from my conversation in the Alexa Helper area ([[RELEASE] Alexa Helper](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-alexa-helper/29380)) I am officially announcing my new Ask Alexa Smart App. This is what a lot of us have been looking for when it was announced that SmartThings would work with the Amazon Echo (‘Alexa’). Unfortunately, the integration was one-way and limited. You could not query your devices to find out their status, and you had NO access to modes, SHM or routines. I attempted to fill the gap with Alexa Helper, and it did a great job at giving you additional control over items using simple on/off commands. I even got into the ‘feedback’ piece by sending a voice output to a Sonos speaker. But, I always felt this was a ‘hack’…why ask a speaker (Alexa) to report out on another speaker. Well, with the guidance of @N… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/echo-hue-colour/51685)._