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title: "Scenes"
description: "Instructions how to setup scenes within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-03-23 19:59
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You can create scenes that capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red.

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
scene:
  - name: Romantic
    entities:
      light.tv_back_light: on
      light.ceiling:
        state: on
        xy_color: [0.33, 0.66]
        brightness: 200

  - name: Movies
    entities:
      light.tv_back_light:
        state: on
        brightness: 100
      light.ceiling: off
```

Scenes can be activated using the service `scene.turn_on` (there is no 'scene.turn_off' service).

```yaml
# Example automation
...
automation:
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: device_tracker.sweetheart
    from: 'not_home'
    to: 'home'
  action:                                                                                                
    service: scene.turn_on                                                                               
    entity_id: scene.romantic  
```
