A hybrid switched-mode converter for an LED load, comprising a first decoupling element, a second decoupling element, a third decoupling element and a fourth decoupling element connected in series across an input port of the converter connectable to a DC power source; a first capacitive storage element connected in parallel to the series connection of the second decoupling element and the third decoupling element; a series connection comprising an inductive storage element and a second capacitive storage element connected in parallel to the series connection of the third decoupling element and the fourth decoupling element, wherein the second capacitive storage element is connected in parallel to an output port of the converter connectable to the LED load; and a control logic being configured to alternatingly open the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element in accordance with a modulation frequency with an intermediate time lag in which the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element are closed; and characterised in that the control logic is further configured to preserve a duration of the time lag and linearly decrease the modulation frequency in a first dimming range of the LED load; and modulate the duration of the time lag and maintain the frequency modulation constant in a second dimming range of the LED load. a first decoupling element, a second decoupling element, a third decoupling element and a fourth decoupling element connected in series across an input port of the converter connectable to a DC power source; a first capacitive storage element connected in parallel to the series connection of the second decoupling element and the third decoupling element; a series connection comprising an inductive storage element and a second capacitive storage element connected in parallel to the series connection of the third decoupling element and the fourth decoupling element, wherein the second capacitive storage element is connected in parallel to an output port of the converter connectable to the LED load; and a control logic being configured to alternatingly open the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element in accordance with a modulation frequency with an intermediate time lag in which the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element are closed; and characterised in that the control logic is further configured to preserve a duration of the time lag and linearly decrease the modulation frequency in a first dimming range of the LED load; and modulate the duration of the time lag and maintain the frequency modulation constant in a second dimming range of the LED load. alternatingly open the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element in accordance with a modulation frequency with an intermediate time lag in which the first decoupling element and the second decoupling element are closed; and characterised in that the control logic is further configured to preserve a duration of the time lag and linearly decrease the modulation frequency in a first dimming range of the LED load; and modulate the duration of the time lag and maintain the frequency modulation constant in a second dimming range of the LED load.