To provide an illumination control device with easy handling which can make the illumination change into a prescribed pattern only by operating a control button.

The illumination control device has an illumination device 1 and a control device 3 connected to the illumination device 1 through a signal wire 2. The control device 3 has a control button to which, control patterns corresponding to respective variable illumination elements are allocated in advance. When the control button is operated, the control device 3 generates a control signal, corresponding to the control pattern allocated to the control button in advance, and transmits the signal to the illumination device 1. The illumination device 1 can remotely control the variable illumination elements such as colors, patterns, and directions, with the control patterns corresponding to the received control signal.