--- title: Light Mode InFFFFFFlation | daily.dev description: MacOS light mode has been getting progressively brighter over the past 16 years, increasing from 71% average brightness in Snow Leopard (2012) to 100% in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/light-mode-infffffflation-lipt3vdrm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Light Mode InFFFFFFlation | daily.dev og:description: MacOS light mode has been getting progressively brighter over the past 16 years, increasing from 71% average brightness in Snow Leopard (2012) to 100% in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/light-mode-infffffflation-lipt3vdrm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lIpt3VdrM.png og:image:alt: Light Mode InFFFFFFlation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Light Mode InFFFFFFlation **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MacOS light mode has been getting progressively brighter over the past 16 years, increasing from 71% average brightness in Snow Leopard (2012) to 100% in recent versions. Analysis of historical screenshots shows this steady inflation trend, with Big Sur's jump from 85% to 97% brightness being particularly significant. This brightness creep makes dark mode increasingly necessary for extended screen use, though it eliminates the visual contrast between different window types. The trend may continue with iOS 26 introducing HDR elements that exceed traditional white levels. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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