diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/light/strings.json
index 0a9686b601e..c0f658c3a44 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/strings.json
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
         },
         "rgbw_color": {
           "name": "[%key:component::light::common::field_rgbw_color_name%]",
-          "description": ""
+          "description": "[%key:component::light::common::field_rgbw_color_description%]"
         },
         "rgbww_color": {
           "name": "[%key:component::light::common::field_rgbww_color_name%]",