Texture brighter on material than expected

[KimLaughton]

@Arkiras

You should check your texture in Unreal to make sure it is using sRGB, but honestly, this just looks like the normal result of camera exposure. You can adjust the exposure settings of the preview window and of course in-game you can do it per-camera or via post process volume

Thanks for the ideas - yes, it’s using sRGB and auto exposure is turned off in the project settings.

I don’t think it’s purely a brightness issue - if I darken the image (either directly or by tweaking the exposure in the preview window) I still can’t achieve something that looks the way the texture looks outside of the material, the highlights are underexposed and shadows become too black.