diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
index 5653a8d2a5..8ec6cf0bfe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
@@ -84,18 +84,19 @@ class LightColorValues {
    * @return The linearly interpolated LightColorValues.
    */
   static LightColorValues lerp(const LightColorValues &start, const LightColorValues &end, float completion) {
+    // Directly interpolate the raw values to avoid getter/setter overhead
     LightColorValues v;
-    v.set_color_mode(end.color_mode_);
-    v.set_state(std::lerp(start.get_state(), end.get_state(), completion));
-    v.set_brightness(std::lerp(start.get_brightness(), end.get_brightness(), completion));
-    v.set_color_brightness(std::lerp(start.get_color_brightness(), end.get_color_brightness(), completion));
-    v.set_red(std::lerp(start.get_red(), end.get_red(), completion));
-    v.set_green(std::lerp(start.get_green(), end.get_green(), completion));
-    v.set_blue(std::lerp(start.get_blue(), end.get_blue(), completion));
-    v.set_white(std::lerp(start.get_white(), end.get_white(), completion));
-    v.set_color_temperature(std::lerp(start.get_color_temperature(), end.get_color_temperature(), completion));
-    v.set_cold_white(std::lerp(start.get_cold_white(), end.get_cold_white(), completion));
-    v.set_warm_white(std::lerp(start.get_warm_white(), end.get_warm_white(), completion));
+    v.color_mode_ = end.color_mode_;
+    v.state_ = std::lerp(start.state_, end.state_, completion);
+    v.brightness_ = std::lerp(start.brightness_, end.brightness_, completion);
+    v.color_brightness_ = std::lerp(start.color_brightness_, end.color_brightness_, completion);
+    v.red_ = std::lerp(start.red_, end.red_, completion);
+    v.green_ = std::lerp(start.green_, end.green_, completion);
+    v.blue_ = std::lerp(start.blue_, end.blue_, completion);
+    v.white_ = std::lerp(start.white_, end.white_, completion);
+    v.color_temperature_ = std::lerp(start.color_temperature_, end.color_temperature_, completion);
+    v.cold_white_ = std::lerp(start.cold_white_, end.cold_white_, completion);
+    v.warm_white_ = std::lerp(start.warm_white_, end.warm_white_, completion);
     return v;
   }