diff --git a/include/light/surflight.hh b/include/light/surflight.hh
index b09afbd0..4b0a8be4 100644
--- a/include/light/surflight.hh
+++ b/include/light/surflight.hh
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ struct surfacelight_t
 
 void ResetSurflight();
 std::vector<surfacelight_t> &GetSurfaceLights();
-std::optional<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t, qvec3b>> IsSurfaceLitFace(const mbsp_t *bsp, const mface_t *face);
+std::optional<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t, qvec3d>> IsSurfaceLitFace(const mbsp_t *bsp, const mface_t *face);
 const std::vector<int> &SurfaceLightsForFaceNum(int facenum);
 void MakeRadiositySurfaceLights(const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, const mbsp_t *bsp);
diff --git a/light/surflight.cc b/light/surflight.cc
index 642e317b..efd52fe0 100644
--- a/light/surflight.cc
+++ b/light/surflight.cc
@@ -147,20 +147,20 @@ static void MakeSurfaceLight(const mbsp_t *bsp, const settings::worldspawn_keys
     surfacelightsByFacenum[Face_GetNum(bsp, face)].push_back(index);
 }
 
-std::optional<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t, qvec3b>> IsSurfaceLitFace(const mbsp_t *bsp, const mface_t *face)
+std::optional<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t, qvec3d>> IsSurfaceLitFace(const mbsp_t *bsp, const mface_t *face)
 {
     if (bsp->loadversion->game->id == GAME_QUAKE_II) {
         // first, check if it's a Q2 surface
         const mtexinfo_t *info = Face_Texinfo(bsp, face);
 
         if (info != nullptr && (info->flags.native & Q2_SURF_LIGHT) && info->value > 0) {
-            return std::make_tuple(info->value, 0, Face_LookupTextureColor(bsp, face));
+            return std::make_tuple(info->value, 0, qvec3d(Face_LookupTextureColor(bsp, face)));
         }
     }
 
     for (const auto &surflight : GetSurfaceLightTemplates()) {
         if (FaceMatchesSurfaceLightTemplate(bsp, face, ModelInfoForFace(bsp, face - bsp->dfaces.data()), *surflight, SURFLIGHT_RAD)) {
-            return std::make_tuple(surflight->light.value(), surflight->style.value(), surflight->color.isChanged() ? qvec3b(surflight->color.value() * 255) : Face_LookupTextureColor(bsp, face));
+            return std::make_tuple(surflight->light.value(), surflight->style.value(), surflight->color.isChanged() ? surflight->color.value() : qvec3d(Face_LookupTextureColor(bsp, face)));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ltface.cc b/tests/test_ltface.cc
index e87d264b..af1ad735 100644
--- a/tests/test_ltface.cc
+++ b/tests/test_ltface.cc
@@ -452,4 +452,8 @@ TEST_CASE("surface lights minlight") {
 
     auto *surflight = BSP_FindFaceAtPoint(&bsp, &bsp.dmodels[0], {-3264, -1664, -560});
     REQUIRE(surflight);
+
+    CheckFaceLuxels(bsp, *surflight, [](qvec3b sample) {
+        CHECK(sample == qvec3b(255, 224, 214));
+    }, &lit);
 }