diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/EntityCloud.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/EntityCloud.java
index 326468eb..eb405442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/EntityCloud.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/entity/EntityCloud.java
@@ -114,11 +114,22 @@ public class EntityCloud extends EntityFlying implements IAnimals {
     	return false;
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the render brightness of this entity based on the surrounding world light values.
+     */
     @Override
     public int getBrightnessForRender() {
     	return 0xF00000;
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the brightness percentage for this entity based on the surrounding world light values.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public float getBrightness() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     @Override
 	protected boolean canDespawn() {
 		return !hasCustomName() && !getStationary() && !getOpaque();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/render/RenderCloud.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/render/RenderCloud.java
index 32b99a96..3ffd6c94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/render/RenderCloud.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/render/RenderCloud.java
@@ -33,17 +33,18 @@ public class RenderCloud extends RenderLiving<EntityCloud> {
             GlStateManager.pushMatrix();
             GlStateManager.translate(0, -entity.height/entity.getCloudSize() + 0.3F, 0);
 
-	    	GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
+            GlStateManager.disableLighting();
+            GlStateManager.enableBlend();
 
-	    	Vec3d cloudColour = entity.world.getCloudColour(Minecraft.getMinecraft().getRenderPartialTicks());
+    		GlStateManager.color(1, 1, 1, entity.getOpaque() ? 1 : 0.8F);
 
-    		GL11.glColor4f((float)cloudColour.x, (float)cloudColour.y, (float)cloudColour.z, entity.getOpaque() ? 1 : 0.8F);
 	        GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
 	    	super.renderModel(entity, limbSwing, limbSwingAmount, ageInTicks, netHeadYaw, headPitch, scaleFactor);
 
-	        GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
-	        GL11.glColor4f(1, 1, 1, 1);
+	    	GlStateManager.disableBlend();
+	    	GlStateManager.enableLighting();
+	    	GlStateManager.color(1, 1, 1, 1);
 
 	        GlStateManager.popMatrix();
         }
@@ -57,10 +58,20 @@ public class RenderCloud extends RenderLiving<EntityCloud> {
     }
 
     protected int getColorMultiplier(EntityCloud par1EntityLivingBase, float yaw, float pitch) {
-        return 25;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     protected float getDeathMaxRotation(EntityCloud par1EntityLivingBase) {
         return 0;
     }
 }
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