diff --git a/esphome/components/light/esp_color_correction.h b/esphome/components/light/esp_color_correction.h
index 979a1acb07..14c065058c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/esp_color_correction.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/esp_color_correction.h
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ class ESPColorCorrection {
                  this->color_correct_blue(color.blue), this->color_correct_white(color.white));
   }
   inline uint8_t color_correct_red(uint8_t red) const ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
-    uint8_t res = esp_scale8(esp_scale8(red, this->max_brightness_.red), this->local_brightness_);
+    uint8_t res = esp_scale8_twice(red, this->max_brightness_.red, this->local_brightness_);
     return this->gamma_table_[res];
   }
   inline uint8_t color_correct_green(uint8_t green) const ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
-    uint8_t res = esp_scale8(esp_scale8(green, this->max_brightness_.green), this->local_brightness_);
+    uint8_t res = esp_scale8_twice(green, this->max_brightness_.green, this->local_brightness_);
     return this->gamma_table_[res];
   }
   inline uint8_t color_correct_blue(uint8_t blue) const ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
-    uint8_t res = esp_scale8(esp_scale8(blue, this->max_brightness_.blue), this->local_brightness_);
+    uint8_t res = esp_scale8_twice(blue, this->max_brightness_.blue, this->local_brightness_);
     return this->gamma_table_[res];
   }
   inline uint8_t color_correct_white(uint8_t white) const ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
-    uint8_t res = esp_scale8(esp_scale8(white, this->max_brightness_.white), this->local_brightness_);
+    uint8_t res = esp_scale8_twice(white, this->max_brightness_.white, this->local_brightness_);
     return this->gamma_table_[res];
   }
   inline Color color_uncorrect(Color color) const ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE {
diff --git a/esphome/core/color.h b/esphome/core/color.h
index 5dce58a485..4b0ae5b57a 100644
--- a/esphome/core/color.h
+++ b/esphome/core/color.h
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ inline static constexpr uint8_t esp_scale8(uint8_t i, uint8_t scale) {
   return (uint16_t(i) * (1 + uint16_t(scale))) / 256;
 }
 
+/// Scale an 8-bit value by two 8-bit scale factors with improved precision.
+/// This is more accurate than calling esp_scale8() twice because it delays
+/// truncation until after both multiplications, preserving intermediate precision.
+/// For example: esp_scale8_twice(value, max_brightness, local_brightness)
+/// gives better results than esp_scale8(esp_scale8(value, max_brightness), local_brightness)
+inline static constexpr uint8_t esp_scale8_twice(uint8_t i, uint8_t scale1, uint8_t scale2) {
+  return (uint32_t(i) * (1 + uint32_t(scale1)) * (1 + uint32_t(scale2))) >> 16;
+}
+
 struct Color {
   union {
     struct {