# Sandbox.Light

- Kind: class
- Namespace: `Sandbox`
- Assembly: `Sandbox.Engine`
- Inherits: [Sandbox.Component](/api/Sandbox.Component)
- Modifiers: abstract

## Properties

- [`Contribution`](/api/Sandbox.Light/Contribution): Which lighting terms this light is allowed to contribute to. For example, turn off [Sandbox.Light.LightContribution.Specular](/api/Sandbox.Light.LightContribution/Specular) to stop a light producing highlights.
- [`FogMode`](/api/Sandbox.Light/FogMode)
- [`FogStrength`](/api/Sandbox.Light/FogStrength)
- [`LightColor`](/api/Sandbox.Light/LightColor): The main color of the light
- [`ShadowBias`](/api/Sandbox.Light/ShadowBias)
- [`ShadowHardness`](/api/Sandbox.Light/ShadowHardness)
- [`Shadows`](/api/Sandbox.Light/Shadows): Should this light cast shadows?