diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/light/services.yaml
index 433da53a570..fb7a1539944 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/services.yaml
@@ -252,8 +252,9 @@ turn_on:
             - light.ColorMode.RGBWW
       selector:
         color_temp:
-          min_mireds: 153
-          max_mireds: 500
+          unit: "mired"
+          min: 153
+          max: 500
     kelvin:
       filter:
         attribute:
@@ -266,11 +267,10 @@ turn_on:
             - light.ColorMode.RGBWW
       advanced: true
       selector:
-        number:
+        color_temp:
+          unit: "kelvin"
           min: 2000
           max: 6500
-          step: 100
-          unit_of_measurement: K
     brightness:
       filter:
         attribute:
@@ -637,11 +637,10 @@ toggle:
             - light.ColorMode.RGBWW
       advanced: true
       selector:
-        number:
+        color_temp:
+          unit: "kelvin"
           min: 2000
           max: 6500
-          step: 100
-          unit_of_measurement: K
     brightness:
       filter:
         attribute:
diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py b/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
index ac5166911ff..bda2440cfb3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/selector.py
@@ -425,10 +425,20 @@ class ColorRGBSelector(Selector[ColorRGBSelectorConfig]):
 class ColorTempSelectorConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
     """Class to represent a color temp selector config."""
 
+    unit: ColorTempSelectorUnit
+    min: int
+    max: int
     max_mireds: int
     min_mireds: int
 
 
+class ColorTempSelectorUnit(StrEnum):
+    """Possible units for a color temperature selector."""
+
+    KELVIN = "kelvin"
+    MIRED = "mired"
+
+
 @SELECTORS.register("color_temp")
 class ColorTempSelector(Selector[ColorTempSelectorConfig]):
     """Selector of an color temperature."""
@@ -437,6 +447,11 @@ class ColorTempSelector(Selector[ColorTempSelectorConfig]):
 
     CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
         {
+            vol.Optional("unit", default=ColorTempSelectorUnit.MIRED): vol.All(
+                vol.Coerce(ColorTempSelectorUnit), lambda val: val.value
+            ),
+            vol.Optional("min"): vol.Coerce(int),
+            vol.Optional("max"): vol.Coerce(int),
             vol.Optional("max_mireds"): vol.Coerce(int),
             vol.Optional("min_mireds"): vol.Coerce(int),
         }
@@ -448,11 +463,20 @@ class ColorTempSelector(Selector[ColorTempSelectorConfig]):
 
     def __call__(self, data: Any) -> int:
         """Validate the passed selection."""
+        range_min = self.config.get("min")
+        range_max = self.config.get("max")
+
+        if not range_min:
+            range_min = self.config.get("min_mireds")
+
+        if not range_max:
+            range_max = self.config.get("max_mireds")
+
         value: int = vol.All(
             vol.Coerce(float),
             vol.Range(
-                min=self.config.get("min_mireds"),
-                max=self.config.get("max_mireds"),
+                min=range_min,
+                max=range_max,
             ),
         )(data)
         return value
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_selector.py b/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
index 1e449fd103a..93c342384fd 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_selector.py
@@ -907,6 +907,16 @@ def test_rgb_color_selector_schema(
             (100, 200),
             (99, 201),
         ),
+        (
+            {"unit": "mired", "min": 100, "max": 200},
+            (100, 200),
+            (99, 201),
+        ),
+        (
+            {"unit": "kelvin", "min": 1000, "max": 2000},
+            (1000, 2000),
+            (999, 2001),
+        ),
     ),
 )
 def test_color_tempselector_schema(