diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/fog.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/fog.rs
index 4df01418f1d30..1738b261b578e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/fog.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/fog.rs
@@ -65,24 +65,33 @@ pub fn prepare_fog(
             match &fog.falloff {
                 FogFalloff::Linear { start, end } => GpuFog {
                     mode: GPU_FOG_MODE_LINEAR,
-                    base_color: fog.color.into(),
-                    directional_light_color: fog.directional_light_color.into(),
+                    base_color: fog.color.as_linear_rgba_f32().into(),
+                    directional_light_color: fog
+                        .directional_light_color
+                        .as_linear_rgba_f32()
+                        .into(),
                     directional_light_exponent: fog.directional_light_exponent,
                     be: Vec3::new(*start, *end, 0.0),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
                 FogFalloff::Exponential { density } => GpuFog {
                     mode: GPU_FOG_MODE_EXPONENTIAL,
-                    base_color: fog.color.into(),
-                    directional_light_color: fog.directional_light_color.into(),
+                    base_color: fog.color.as_linear_rgba_f32().into(),
+                    directional_light_color: fog
+                        .directional_light_color
+                        .as_linear_rgba_f32()
+                        .into(),
                     directional_light_exponent: fog.directional_light_exponent,
                     be: Vec3::new(*density, 0.0, 0.0),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
                 FogFalloff::ExponentialSquared { density } => GpuFog {
                     mode: GPU_FOG_MODE_EXPONENTIAL_SQUARED,
-                    base_color: fog.color.into(),
-                    directional_light_color: fog.directional_light_color.into(),
+                    base_color: fog.color.as_linear_rgba_f32().into(),
+                    directional_light_color: fog
+                        .directional_light_color
+                        .as_linear_rgba_f32()
+                        .into(),
                     directional_light_exponent: fog.directional_light_exponent,
                     be: Vec3::new(*density, 0.0, 0.0),
                     ..Default::default()
@@ -92,8 +101,11 @@ pub fn prepare_fog(
                     inscattering,
                 } => GpuFog {
                     mode: GPU_FOG_MODE_ATMOSPHERIC,
-                    base_color: fog.color.into(),
-                    directional_light_color: fog.directional_light_color.into(),
+                    base_color: fog.color.as_linear_rgba_f32().into(),
+                    directional_light_color: fog
+                        .directional_light_color
+                        .as_linear_rgba_f32()
+                        .into(),
                     directional_light_exponent: fog.directional_light_exponent,
                     be: *extinction,
                     bi: *inscattering,
diff --git a/examples/3d/atmospheric_fog.rs b/examples/3d/atmospheric_fog.rs
index a8cf9199f9f93..b29fc9adabb9b 100644
--- a/examples/3d/atmospheric_fog.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/atmospheric_fog.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ fn setup_camera_fog(mut commands: Commands) {
             ..default()
         },
         FogSettings {
-            color: Color::rgba(0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 1.0),
-            directional_light_color: Color::rgba(1.0, 0.95, 0.75, 0.5),
+            color: Color::rgba(0.35, 0.48, 0.66, 1.0),
+            directional_light_color: Color::rgba(1.0, 0.95, 0.85, 0.5),
             directional_light_exponent: 30.0,
             falloff: FogFalloff::from_visibility_colors(
                 15.0, // distance in world units up to which objects retain visibility (>= 5% contrast)
diff --git a/examples/3d/fog.rs b/examples/3d/fog.rs
index 35d381ce0fced..f2e3c58ef1ea3 100644
--- a/examples/3d/fog.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/fog.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn setup_camera_fog(mut commands: Commands) {
     commands.spawn((
         Camera3dBundle::default(),
         FogSettings {
-            color: Color::rgba(0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 1.0),
+            color: Color::rgba(0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0),
             falloff: FogFalloff::Linear {
                 start: 5.0,
                 end: 20.0,