diff --git a/esphome/components/cwww/cwww_light_output.h b/esphome/components/cwww/cwww_light_output.h
index 1fa23846a0..8192039511 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cwww/cwww_light_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/cwww/cwww_light_output.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class CWWWLightOutput : public light::LightOutput {
     traits.set_supports_rgb_white_value(false);
     traits.set_supports_color_temperature(true);
     traits.set_min_mireds(this->cold_white_temperature_);
-    traits.set_min_mireds(this->warm_white_temperature_);
+    traits.set_max_mireds(this->warm_white_temperature_);
     return traits;
   }
   void write_state(light::LightState *state) override {
diff --git a/esphome/components/rgbww/light.py b/esphome/components/rgbww/light.py
index 143542f49c..c804eed942 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rgbww/light.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rgbww/light.py
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ def to_code(config):
 
     wwhite = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_WARM_WHITE])
     cg.add(var.set_warm_white(wwhite))
-    cg.add(var.set_warm_white_temperature(config[CONF_COLD_WHITE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE]))
+    cg.add(var.set_warm_white_temperature(config[CONF_WARM_WHITE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE]))
diff --git a/esphome/components/rgbww/rgbww_light_output.h b/esphome/components/rgbww/rgbww_light_output.h
index 4a80ba3222..ef9e99a3eb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rgbww/rgbww_light_output.h
+++ b/esphome/components/rgbww/rgbww_light_output.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class RGBWWLightOutput : public light::LightOutput {
     traits.set_supports_rgb_white_value(true);
     traits.set_supports_color_temperature(true);
     traits.set_min_mireds(this->cold_white_temperature_);
-    traits.set_min_mireds(this->warm_white_temperature_);
+    traits.set_max_mireds(this->warm_white_temperature_);
     return traits;
   }
   void write_state(light::LightState *state) override {