diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tplink/light.py b/homeassistant/components/tplink/light.py
index 22e7c523d1a..9b7dd499c97 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tplink/light.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tplink/light.py
@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ class TPLinkLightEffectEntity(TPLinkLightEntity):
                 kwargs[ATTR_EFFECT], brightness=brightness, transition=transition
             )
         elif ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN in kwargs:
-            if self.effect:
+            if self.effect and self.effect != EFFECT_OFF:
                 # If there is an effect in progress
                 # we have to clear the effect
                 # before we can set a color temp
-                await self._light_module.set_hsv(0, 0, brightness)
+                await self._effect_module.set_effect(LightEffect.LIGHT_EFFECTS_OFF)
             await self._async_set_color_temp(
                 kwargs[ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN], brightness, transition
             )
diff --git a/tests/components/tplink/test_light.py b/tests/components/tplink/test_light.py
index bb814d1f5d3..590274b8405 100644
--- a/tests/components/tplink/test_light.py
+++ b/tests/components/tplink/test_light.py
@@ -533,16 +533,16 @@ async def test_smart_strip_effects(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     assert state.attributes[ATTR_EFFECT_LIST] == ["Off", "Effect1", "Effect2"]
 
     # Ensure setting color temp when an effect
-    # is in progress calls set_hsv to clear the effect
+    # is in progress calls set_effect to clear the effect
     await hass.services.async_call(
         LIGHT_DOMAIN,
         "turn_on",
         {ATTR_ENTITY_ID: entity_id, ATTR_COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN: 4000},
         blocking=True,
     )
-    light.set_hsv.assert_called_once_with(0, 0, None)
+    light_effect.set_effect.assert_called_once_with(LightEffect.LIGHT_EFFECTS_OFF)
     light.set_color_temp.assert_called_once_with(4000, brightness=None, transition=None)
-    light.set_hsv.reset_mock()
+    light_effect.set_effect.reset_mock()
     light.set_color_temp.reset_mock()
 
     await hass.services.async_call(