# VrayMaterialHair3 results are dark... **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 7, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vraymaterialhair3-results-are-dark/43777 "2013-01-07T18:48:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![vlado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vlado](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vlado)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vraymaterialhair3-results-are-dark/43777/7 "2013-01-09T19:23:41Z")
Hm, the diffuse component will take away from the other components so that the shader is still energy preserving. It’s odd though, that the rest of the scene is so much brighter. Can you post just that part of the scene or send it to us at [vraymaya@chaosgroup.com](mailto:vraymaya@chaosgroup.com) ? Best regards, Vlado --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vraymaterialhair3-results-are-dark/43777)._