2 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.cpp b/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.cpp
index bc5dd62f45..53b83a40d7 100644
--- a/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.cpp
+++ b/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.cpp
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ BOOL LLLightParams::unpack(LLDataPacker &dp)
 {
 	LLColor4U color;
 	dp.unpackColor4U(color, "color");
-	setColor(LLColor4(color));
+	setLinearColor(LLColor4(color));
 
 	F32 radius;
 	dp.unpackF32(radius, "radius");
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ LLSD LLLightParams::asLLSD() const
 {
 	LLSD sd;
 	
-	sd["color"] = ll_sd_from_color4(getColor());
+	sd["color"] = ll_sd_from_color4(getLinearColor());
 	sd["radius"] = getRadius();
 	sd["falloff"] = getFalloff();
 	sd["cutoff"] = getCutoff();
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ bool LLLightParams::fromLLSD(LLSD& sd)
 	w = "color";
 	if (sd.has(w))
 	{
-		setColor( ll_color4_from_sd(sd["color"]) );
+		setLinearColor( ll_color4_from_sd(sd["color"]) );
 	} else goto fail;
 	w = "radius";
 	if (sd.has(w))
diff --git a/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.h b/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.h
index ed89462e5a..b1f8112223 100644
--- a/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.h
+++ b/indra/llprimitive/llprimitive.h
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ extern const F32 LIGHT_MAX_CUTOFF;
 
 class LLLightParams : public LLNetworkData
 {
-protected:
-	LLColor4 mColor; // gamma corrected color (sRGB), alpha = intensity
+private:
+	LLColor4 mColor; // linear color (not gamma corrected), alpha = intensity
 	F32 mRadius;
 	F32 mFalloff;
 	F32 mCutoff;
@@ -149,21 +149,22 @@ public:
 	operator LLSD() const { return asLLSD(); }
 	bool fromLLSD(LLSD& sd);
 
-
-    // set the color 
+    // set the color by gamma corrected color value
     //  color - gamma corrected color value (directly taken from an on-screen color swatch)
-    void setColor(const LLColor4& color)	{ mColor = color; mColor.clamp(); }
+    void setSRGBColor(const LLColor4& color) { setLinearColor(linearColor4(color)); }
+
+    // set the color by linear color value
+    //  color - linear color value (value as it appears in shaders)
+    void setLinearColor(const LLColor4& color)	{ mColor = color; mColor.clamp(); }
 	void setRadius(F32 radius)				{ mRadius = llclamp(radius, LIGHT_MIN_RADIUS, LIGHT_MAX_RADIUS); }
 	void setFalloff(F32 falloff)			{ mFalloff = llclamp(falloff, LIGHT_MIN_FALLOFF, LIGHT_MAX_FALLOFF); }
 	void setCutoff(F32 cutoff)				{ mCutoff = llclamp(cutoff, LIGHT_MIN_CUTOFF, LIGHT_MAX_CUTOFF); }
 
-    // same as getSRGBColor
-    LLColor4 getColor() const				{ return mColor; }
-    // get the sRGB (gamma corrected) color of this light
-    LLColor4 getSRGBColor() const			{ return mColor; }
-    // get the linear space color of this light
-    LLColor4 getLinearColor() const { return linearColor4(mColor); }
-
+    // get the linear space color of this light.  This value can be fed directly to shaders
+    LLColor4 getLinearColor() const				{ return mColor; }
+    // get the sRGB (gamma corrected) color of this light, this is the value that should be displayed in the UI
+    LLColor4 getSRGBColor() const			{ return srgbColor4(mColor); }
+    
 	F32 getRadius() const					{ return mRadius; }
 	F32 getFalloff() const					{ return mFalloff; }
 	F32 getCutoff() const					{ return mCutoff; }