diff --git a/esphome/core/color.cpp b/esphome/core/color.cpp
index b9a9f27e46..58d995db2f 100644
--- a/esphome/core/color.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/color.cpp
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 const Color Color::BLACK(0, 0, 0, 0);
 const Color Color::WHITE(255, 255, 255, 255);
 
+const Color COLOR_BLACK(0, 0, 0, 0);
+const Color COLOR_WHITE(255, 255, 255, 255);
+
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/core/color.h b/esphome/core/color.h
index ba1a855e86..c9ca3bcfc3 100644
--- a/esphome/core/color.h
+++ b/esphome/core/color.h
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ struct Color {
 };
 
 ESPDEPRECATED("Use Color::BLACK instead of COLOR_BLACK", "v1.21")
-static const Color COLOR_BLACK(0, 0, 0, 0);
+extern const Color COLOR_BLACK;
 ESPDEPRECATED("Use Color::WHITE instead of COLOR_WHITE", "v1.21")
-static const Color COLOR_WHITE(255, 255, 255, 255);
+extern const Color COLOR_WHITE;
 
 }  // namespace esphome