diff --git a/src/internal/NeoEase.h b/src/internal/NeoEase.h
index b7b5df96..0de4d42f 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoEase.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoEase.h
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@ class NeoEase
 
     static float Gamma(float unitValue)
     {
-        return pow(unitValue, 1.0f / 0.45f);
+        unitValue = unitValue * 100.0f;
+        if(unitValue <= 8)
+        {
+            return unitValue / 903.3f;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return pow((unitValue + 16.0f) / 116.0f, 3.0f);
+        }
     }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/internal/NeoGamma.cpp b/src/internal/NeoGamma.cpp
index f33cbfbd..b328016e 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoGamma.cpp
+++ b/src/internal/NeoGamma.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NeoPixelGamma class is used to correct RGB colors for human eye gamma levels
+according to CIE L*a*b lightness definition
 
 Written by Michael C. Miller.
 
@@ -31,20 +32,20 @@ License along with NeoPixel.  If not, see
 #include "NeoGamma.h"
 
 const uint8_t NeoGammaTableMethod::_table[] = {
-    0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   0,
-    1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   2,   2,   2,   2,   2,   2,
-    3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   4,   4,   4,   4,   5,   5,   5,   5,   6,   6,
-    6,   7,   7,   7,   7,   8,   8,   8,   9,   9,   9,   10,  10,  11,  11,  11,
-    12,  12,  13,  13,  14,  14,  14,  15,  15,  16,  16,  17,  17,  18,  18,  19,
-    19,  20,  20,  21,  22,  22,  23,  23,  24,  25,  25,  26,  26,  27,  28,  28,
-    29,  30,  30,  31,  32,  33,  33,  34,  35,  35,  36,  37,  38,  39,  39,  40,
-    41,  42,  43,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  50,  50,  51,  52,  53,  54,
-    55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64,  65,  66,  67,  68,  69,  71,
-    72,  73,  74,  75,  76,  77,  78,  80,  81,  82,  83,  84,  86,  87,  88,  89,
-    91,  92,  93,  94,  96,  97,  98,  100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110,
-    112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134,
-    136, 137, 139, 140, 142, 144, 145, 147, 149, 150, 152, 154, 155, 157, 159, 160,
-    162, 164, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 176, 178, 180, 182, 184, 186, 187, 189,
-    191, 193, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211, 213, 215, 217, 219, 221,
-    223, 225, 227, 229, 231, 233, 235, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 251, 253, 255
+    0,   0,   0,   0,   0,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   1,   2,   2,
+    2,   2,   2,   2,   2,   2,   2,   3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   3,   4,
+    4,   4,   4,   4,   4,   5,   5,   5,   5,   5,   6,   6,   6,   6,   6,   7,
+    7,   7,   7,   8,   8,   8,   8,   9,   9,   9,   10,  10,  10,  10,  11,  11,
+    11,  12,  12,  12,  13,  13,  13,  14,  14,  15,  15,  15,  16,  16,  17,  17,
+    17,  18,  18,  19,  19,  20,  20,  21,  21,  22,  22,  23,  23,  24,  24,  25,
+    25,  26,  26,  27,  28,  28,  29,  29,  30,  31,  31,  32,  32,  33,  34,  34,
+    35,  36,  37,  37,  38,  39,  39,  40,  41,  42,  43,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,
+    47,  48,  49,  50,  51,  52,  53,  54,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,
+    62,  63,  64,  65,  66,  67,  68,  70,  71,  72,  73,  74,  75,  76,  77,  79,
+    80,  81,  82,  83,  85,  86,  87,  88,  90,  91,  92,  94,  95,  96,  98,  99,
+    100, 102, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121, 123,
+    124, 126, 128, 129, 131, 132, 134, 136, 138, 139, 141, 143, 145, 146, 148, 150,
+    152, 154, 155, 157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 169, 171, 173, 175, 177, 179, 181,
+    183, 185, 187, 189, 191, 193, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, 207, 209, 211, 214, 216,
+    218, 220, 223, 225, 228, 230, 232, 235, 237, 240, 242, 245, 247, 250, 252, 255
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/internal/NeoGamma.h b/src/internal/NeoGamma.h
index 9b94e241..ec3cb063 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoGamma.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoGamma.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NeoPixelGamma class is used to correct RGB colors for human eye gamma levels
+according to CIE L*a*b lightness definition
 
 Written by Michael C. Miller.