diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tuya/light.py b/homeassistant/components/tuya/light.py
index 581cd85647b..16eda1cc324 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tuya/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tuya/light.py
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ class TuyaLightEntity(TuyaEntity, LightEntity):
     _brightness_type: IntegerTypeData | None = None
     _color_data_dpcode: DPCode | None = None
     _color_data_type: ColorTypeData | None = None
+    _color_mode_dpcode: DPCode | None = None
     _color_temp_dpcode: DPCode | None = None
     _color_temp_type: IntegerTypeData | None = None
 
@@ -361,6 +362,13 @@ class TuyaLightEntity(TuyaEntity, LightEntity):
                 None,
             )
 
+        # Determine color mode DPCode
+        if (
+            description.color_mode is not None
+            and description.color_mode in device.function
+        ):
+            self._color_mode_dpcode = description.color_mode
+
         # Determine DPCodes for color temperature
         if (
             isinstance(description.color_temp, DPCode)
@@ -451,10 +459,10 @@ class TuyaLightEntity(TuyaEntity, LightEntity):
         commands = [{"code": self.entity_description.key, "value": True}]
 
         if self._color_temp_type and ATTR_COLOR_TEMP in kwargs:
-            if color_mode_dpcode := self.entity_description.color_mode:
+            if self._color_mode_dpcode:
                 commands += [
                     {
-                        "code": color_mode_dpcode,
+                        "code": self._color_mode_dpcode,
                         "value": WorkMode.WHITE,
                     },
                 ]
@@ -476,10 +484,10 @@ class TuyaLightEntity(TuyaEntity, LightEntity):
             ATTR_HS_COLOR in kwargs
             or (ATTR_BRIGHTNESS in kwargs and self.color_mode == COLOR_MODE_HS)
         ):
-            if color_mode_dpcode := self.entity_description.color_mode:
+            if self._color_mode_dpcode:
                 commands += [
                     {
-                        "code": color_mode_dpcode,
+                        "code": self._color_mode_dpcode,
                         "value": WorkMode.COLOUR,
                     },
                 ]
@@ -651,9 +659,8 @@ class TuyaLightEntity(TuyaEntity, LightEntity):
         # We consider it to be in HS color mode, when work mode is anything
         # else than "white".
         if (
-            self.entity_description.color_mode
-            and self.device.status.get(self.entity_description.color_mode)
-            != WorkMode.WHITE
+            self._color_mode_dpcode
+            and self.device.status.get(self._color_mode_dpcode) != WorkMode.WHITE
         ):
             return COLOR_MODE_HS
         if self._color_temp_dpcode: