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Fair enough... these are like Hue lights... you need extra things otherwise the switches are just 100% brightness and daylight.
There's a whole category of lighting on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=video+lighting&rh=n%3A1330763031&dc&qid=1630579571&rnid=1642204031&ref=sr_nr_n_1 and some of that has remotes shipped with it, or knobs on the lights, etc.
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I think they're great lights with lots of possible configurable aspects. But unless I'm missing something the control option is definitely a problem for me because I just want to be able to turn them on and off easily without running dedicated software (which isn't compatible with Mac High Sierra), maintaining a seprate server or VM or switching focus away to another device like a phone. It's the same reason I prefer to use a dedicated hardware audio streamer rather than a phone app, once my phone is in my hand I'm checking half a dozen other apps without really thinking, and no longer just sitting down listening to music.
The Home Assistant stuff is great, thanks for that but running a Raspberry Pi solely to switch on a light that's literally right in front of me seems excessive :)
Edit: I do hope I'm missing something b/c I can't see a better light on the market in terms of quality and design