diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/v1/light.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/v1/light.py
index 36dfdd423ef..f5da1ffb762 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/v1/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/v1/light.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class HueLight(CoordinatorEntity, LightEntity):
         return hue_brightness_to_hass(bri)
 
     @property
-    def color_mode(self) -> str:
+    def color_mode(self) -> ColorMode:
         """Return the color mode of the light."""
         if self._fixed_color_mode:
             return self._fixed_color_mode
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
index 537ef596797..8a1168d992e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hue/v2/group.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class GroupedHueLight(HueBaseEntity, LightEntity):
     @callback
     def _update_values(self) -> None:
         """Set base values from underlying lights of a group."""
-        supported_color_modes: set[ColorMode | str] = set()
+        supported_color_modes: set[ColorMode] = set()
         lights_with_color_support = 0
         lights_with_color_temp_support = 0
         lights_with_dimming_support = 0