# How can I make the ceiling not dark?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-make-the-ceiling-not-dark/484296>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** dark, light, light-level, unreal-engine, Lighting, question\
**Created:** [June 2, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-make-the-ceiling-not-dark/484296 "2021-06-02T13:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_e\_92](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@\_e\_92](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/_e_92)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-make-the-ceiling-not-dark/484296/1 "2021-06-02T13:37:07Z")

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So I have a bunch of these rect lights for the ceiling lights but the ceiling and some parts of the level are disproportionately dark. What would be the best way for me to fix this?

 ![340484-ss2.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/8/4/c845d6e00ea2b5862872a473cc66237165a67980.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-make-the-ceiling-not-dark/484296/2 "2021-06-02T15:52:15Z")

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Are you using a skylight?