# Light

Roblox Engine API class from Roblox Studio 0.744.0.7441077 (version-7aaa6838d36c4448).

- Inherits from, nearest first: [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md), [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md)
- Subclasses: [PointLight](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/PointLight.md), [SpotLight](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/SpotLight.md), [SurfaceLight](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/SurfaceLight.md)
- Tags: Not creatable
- Memory category: Instances
- HTML page: https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Light/
- Roblox documentation: https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/Light

Light is a root class for dynamic lighting related objects.

## Properties

### Brightness

```luau
Light.Brightness: number
```

- Tags: Read capabilities: Basic

Sets how bright the emitted light is, defaults to 1.

### Color

```luau
Light.Color: Color3
```

- Tags: Read capabilities: Basic

The color of the emitted light.

### Enabled

```luau
Light.Enabled: boolean
```

- Tags: Read capabilities: Basic

If set to true, light will be emitted from the source object.

### Shadows

```luau
Light.Shadows: boolean
```

- Tags: Read capabilities: Basic

If set to true, will project shadows if light is blocked by an obstacle.

## Inherited members

- From [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md): `Archivable`, `archivable`, `Attributes`, `AttributesReplicate`, `AttributesSerialize`, `HistoryId`, `Name`, `Parent`, `PredictionMode`, `PropertyStatusStudio`, `RobloxLocked`, `SerializedOverrides`, `SourceAssetId`, `Tags`, `UniqueId`, `numExpectedDirectChildren`, `DataCost`, `Capabilities`, `DefinesCapabilities`, `IsInSandbox`, `Sandboxed`, `AddTag`, `ClearAllChildren`, `Clone`, `Destroy`, `FindFirstAncestor`, `FindFirstAncestorOfClass`, `FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA`, `FindFirstChild`, `FindFirstChildOfClass`, `FindFirstChildWhichIsA`, `FindFirstDescendant`, `GetActor`, `GetAttribute`, `GetAttributeChangedSignal`, `GetAttributes`, `GetChildren`, `GetDebugId`, `GetDescendants`, `GetFullName`, `GetStyled`, `GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal`, `GetTags`, `HasTag`, `IsAncestorOf`, `IsDescendantOf`, `IsPropertyModified`, `QueryDescendants`, `RemoveTag`, `ResetPropertyToDefault`, `SetAttribute`, `WaitForChild`, `Remove`, `children`, `clone`, `destroy`, `findFirstChild`, `getChildren`, `isDescendantOf`, `remove`, `AncestryChanged`, `AttributeChanged`, `ChildAdded`, `ChildRemoved`, `DescendantAdded`, `DescendantRemoving`, `Destroying`, `StyledPropertiesChanged`, `childAdded`
- From [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md): `ClassName`, `className`, `GetPropertyChangedSignal`, `IsA`, `isA`, `Changed`