diff --git a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
index 1237c121fc2..a2c2dbca465 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/light_color_values.h
@@ -155,12 +155,15 @@ class LightColorValues {
 
   /// Convert these light color values to an CWWW representation with the given parameters.
   ///
-  /// Note on gamma and constant_brightness: This method operates on raw (linear) channel
-  /// values. For constant_brightness=false, gamma can be applied after this method since
-  /// gamma commutes with simple multiplication. For constant_brightness=true, the caller
-  /// (LightState::current_values_as_cwww) must apply gamma to the individual channel values
-  /// BEFORE the balancing formula, because the nonlinear max/sum ratio does not commute
-  /// with gamma. See LightState::current_values_as_cwww() for the correct implementation.
+  /// Note on gamma and constant_brightness: This method operates on the raw/internal channel
+  /// values stored in this object. For cold_white_ and warm_white_ specifically, these
+  /// may already be gamma-uncorrected when derived from a color_temperature value.
+  /// For constant_brightness=false, additional gamma for the output can be applied after
+  /// this method since gamma commutes with simple multiplication. For constant_brightness=true,
+  /// the caller (LightState::current_values_as_cwww) must apply gamma to the individual
+  /// channel values BEFORE the balancing formula, because the nonlinear max/sum ratio does
+  /// not commute with gamma. See LightState::current_values_as_cwww() for the correct
+  /// implementation.
   void as_cwww(float *cold_white, float *warm_white, bool constant_brightness = false) const {
     if (this->color_mode_ & ColorCapability::COLD_WARM_WHITE) {
       const float cw_level = this->cold_white_;