diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ozw/light.py b/homeassistant/components/ozw/light.py
index c985a5b7f41..d9e3ed2a51d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ozw/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ozw/light.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ COLOR_CHANNEL_COLD_WHITE = 0x02
 COLOR_CHANNEL_RED = 0x04
 COLOR_CHANNEL_GREEN = 0x08
 COLOR_CHANNEL_BLUE = 0x10
-TEMP_COLOR_MAX = 500  # mireds (inverted)
-TEMP_COLOR_MIN = 154
+TEMP_COLOR_MAX = 500  # mired equivalent to 2000K
+TEMP_COLOR_MIN = 154  # mired equivalent to 6500K
 TEMP_COLOR_DIFF = TEMP_COLOR_MAX - TEMP_COLOR_MIN
 
 
@@ -193,10 +193,15 @@ class ZwaveLight(ZWaveDeviceEntity, LightEntity):
                 rgbw = f"#00000000{white:02x}"
 
         elif color_temp is not None:
-            cold = round((TEMP_COLOR_MAX - round(color_temp)) / TEMP_COLOR_DIFF * 255)
+            # Limit color temp to min/max values
+            cold = max(
+                0,
+                min(
+                    255,
+                    round((TEMP_COLOR_MAX - round(color_temp)) / TEMP_COLOR_DIFF * 255),
+                ),
+            )
             warm = 255 - cold
-            if warm < 0:
-                warm = 0
             rgbw = f"#000000{warm:02x}{cold:02x}"
 
         if rgbw and self.values.color:
diff --git a/tests/components/ozw/test_light.py b/tests/components/ozw/test_light.py
index 67eebdfdea7..c1d92688825 100644
--- a/tests/components/ozw/test_light.py
+++ b/tests/components/ozw/test_light.py
@@ -316,6 +316,39 @@ async def test_light(hass, light_data, light_msg, light_rgb_msg, sent_messages):
     assert state.state == "on"
     assert state.attributes["color_temp"] == 465
 
+    # Test setting invalid color temp
+    new_color = 120
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        "light",
+        "turn_on",
+        {"entity_id": "light.led_bulb_6_multi_colour_level", "color_temp": new_color},
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+    assert len(sent_messages) == 19
+    msg = sent_messages[-1]
+    assert msg["topic"] == "OpenZWave/1/command/setvalue/"
+    assert msg["payload"] == {"Value": 255, "ValueIDKey": 659128337}
+
+    msg = sent_messages[-2]
+    assert msg["topic"] == "OpenZWave/1/command/setvalue/"
+    assert msg["payload"] == {"Value": "#00000000ff", "ValueIDKey": 659341335}
+
+    # Feedback on state
+    light_msg.decode()
+    light_msg.payload["Value"] = byte_to_zwave_brightness(255)
+    light_msg.encode()
+    light_rgb_msg.decode()
+    light_rgb_msg.payload["Value"] = "#00000000ff"
+    light_rgb_msg.encode()
+    receive_message(light_msg)
+    receive_message(light_rgb_msg)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get("light.led_bulb_6_multi_colour_level")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == "on"
+    assert state.attributes["color_temp"] == 154
+
 
 async def test_no_rgb_light(hass, light_no_rgb_data, light_no_rgb_msg, sent_messages):
     """Test setting up config entry."""