A light emitting diode, hereafter abbreviated LED, lighting system, comprising: a dimmer switch; a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage into a rectified input voltage having a shape and/or magnitude responsive to a dimming level set by the dimmer switch; a dimming detection module configured to receive the rectified input voltage, to detect a desired brightness level from the magnitude and/or shape of the rectified input voltage, and to thereby generate a target current level; an LED driver configured to generate a regulated current at an output of the LED driver responsive to the target current level; an initial LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver; a first LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver through the initial LED string and configured to emit light of a first color temperature based on a first portion of the regulated current flowing through the first LED string; a second LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver through the initial LED string and configured to emit light of a second color temperature based on a second portion of the regulated current flowing through the second LED string, the second color temperature being different than the first color temperature; and circuitry configured to allocate the regulated current between the first portion of the regulated current flowing through the first LED string and the second portion of the regulated current flowing through the second LED string responsive to changes in the desired brightness level, the circuitry comprising: a first switch coupled in series with the first LED string, wherein a duty cycle of ON and OFF times of the first switch is responsive to a first switch control signal; and a color control module configured to generate the first switch control signal responsive to the target current level. a dimmer switch; a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage into a rectified input voltage having a shape and/or magnitude responsive to a dimming level set by the dimmer switch; a dimming detection module configured to receive the rectified input voltage, to detect a desired brightness level from the magnitude and/or shape of the rectified input voltage, and to thereby generate a target current level; an LED driver configured to generate a regulated current at an output of the LED driver responsive to the target current level; an initial LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver; a first LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver through the initial LED string and configured to emit light of a first color temperature based on a first portion of the regulated current flowing through the first LED string; a second LED string coupled to the output of the LED driver through the initial LED string and configured to emit light of a second color temperature based on a second portion of the regulated current flowing through the second LED string, the second color temperature being different than the first color temperature; and circuitry configured to allocate the regulated current between the first portion of the regulated current flowing through the first LED string and the second portion of the regulated current flowing through the second LED string responsive to changes in the desired brightness level, the circuitry comprising: a first switch coupled in series with the first LED string, wherein a duty cycle of ON and OFF times of the first switch is responsive to a first switch control signal; and a color control module configured to generate the first switch control signal responsive to the target current level. a first switch coupled in series with the first LED string, wherein a duty cycle of ON and OFF times of the first switch is responsive to a first switch control signal; and a color control module configured to generate the first switch control signal responsive to the target current level.