# Missing white color

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488 "2022-06-08T01:09:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://wled.discourse.group/u/John)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/1 "2022-06-08T01:09:45Z")

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Flashed a ESP32 Wroom board with WLED. Connected to WS2815 strip with 300 pixels. Hugh 12V power supply & no level shifting from ESP to light strip.  
Red, Green and Blue look correct. Choosing White make pixles go dim. It looks like the controller is subtracting for white LEDS that do not exist. This is not a color correction problem. Instead of all three LEDS 100%l bright they are barely lit.

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/2 "2022-06-08T04:52:36Z")

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Did you power inject at the far end?

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**Author:** ![divsys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@divsys](https://wled.discourse.group/u/divsys)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/3 "2022-06-08T05:09:51Z")

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Do you by any chance have Current Limiting enabled?

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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://wled.discourse.group/u/John)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/4 "2022-06-08T12:58:10Z")

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I did not power far end, all patterns look good for full length except LEDS driven white appear dark.  
I will try anyway. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://wled.discourse.group/u/John)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/5 "2022-06-08T13:00:41Z")

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Yes but limit is set to 6000mA (6A) well above the 3A this string should pull.  
I’ll try with limiting OFF.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://wled.discourse.group/u/John)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/6 "2022-06-09T01:37:00Z")

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I had a wiring error. Sad and embarrassing for a thirty year electrician.  
Thanks for the help

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**Author:** ![AG408](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@AG408](https://wled.discourse.group/u/AG408)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/7 "2023-06-16T22:39:11Z")

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I’m having the same issue. What was your wiring mistake?

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**Author:** ![n3llyk6075](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/59ef9b/32.png) [@n3llyk6075](https://wled.discourse.group/u/n3llyk6075)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/8 "2024-05-28T13:49:04Z")

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please tell us what the writing issue is

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**Author:** ![Magig\_Wled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Magig\_Wled](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Magig_Wled)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/missing-white-color/5488/9 "2024-05-28T16:29:56Z")

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YOU need to Connect DIN (DataIN) not BIN (Backup data in is for internal use only