diff --git a/code/modules/power/lighting.dm b/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
index 49c2622a6..39072d5b4 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	var/on = FALSE					// 1 if on, 0 if off
 	var/on_gs = FALSE
 	var/static_power_used = 0
-	var/brightness = 7			// luminosity when on, also used in power calculation
+	var/brightness = 8			// luminosity when on, also used in power calculation
 	var/bulb_power = 1			// basically the alpha of the emitted light source
 	var/bulb_colour = "#ffefda"	// befault colour of the light.
 	var/status = LIGHT_OK		// LIGHT_OK, _EMPTY, _BURNED or _BROKEN
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@
 
 	var/nightshift_enabled = FALSE	//Currently in night shift mode?
 	var/nightshift_allowed = TRUE	//Set to FALSE to never let this light get switched to night mode.
-	var/nightshift_brightness = 5
+	var/nightshift_brightness = 7
 	var/nightshift_light_power = 0.45
 	var/nightshift_light_color = "#dafcff"
 
 	var/emergency_mode = FALSE	// if true, the light is in emergency mode
 	var/no_emergency = FALSE	// if true, this light cannot ever have an emergency mode
-	var/bulb_emergency_brightness_mul = 0.25	// multiplier for this light's base brightness in emergency power mode
+	var/bulb_emergency_brightness_mul = 0.6	// multiplier for this light's base brightness in emergency power mode
 	var/bulb_emergency_colour = "#FF3232"	// determines the colour of the light while it's in emergency mode
 	var/bulb_emergency_pow_mul = 0.75	// the multiplier for determining the light's power in emergency mode
 	var/bulb_emergency_pow_min = 0.5	// the minimum value for the light's power in emergency mode