diff --git a/packages/jimp/src/__snapshots__/callbacks.test.ts.snap b/packages/jimp/src/__snapshots__/callbacks.test.ts.snap
index 5d5df786..4d49dc97 100644
--- a/packages/jimp/src/__snapshots__/callbacks.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/jimp/src/__snapshots__/callbacks.test.ts.snap
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ AA-94-3Fᶠ¹ 7E-7E-7Eᶠ¹ 54-69-BFᶠ¹
 exports[`Callbacks > with brightness 1`] = `
 Visualization:
 
-▫▾4
-2 A
-D▦◆
+▴▸▾
+◆▪▰
+▵▹▿
 
 Data:
 
-FF-7F-7Fᶠᶠ 7F-FF-7Fᶠᶠ 7F-7F-FFᶠᶠ
-FF-FF-7Fᶠᶠ 7F-FF-FFᶠᶠ FF-7F-FFᶠᶠ
-FF-7F-7F⁷ᶠ 7F-FF-7F⁷ᶠ 7F-7F-FF⁷ᶠ
+FF-00-00ᶠᶠ 00-FF-00ᶠᶠ 00-00-FFᶠᶠ
+FF-FF-00ᶠᶠ 00-FF-FFᶠᶠ FF-00-FFᶠᶠ
+FF-00-00⁷ᶠ 00-FF-00⁷ᶠ 00-00-FF⁷ᶠ
 `;
 
 exports[`Callbacks > with composite 1`] = `
diff --git a/packages/jimp/src/callbacks.test.ts b/packages/jimp/src/callbacks.test.ts
index 0f4f5c8b..3fb18887 100644
--- a/packages/jimp/src/callbacks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jimp/src/callbacks.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("Callbacks", () => {
     opacity: { args: [0.5] },
     resize: { args: [{ w: 2, h: 2 } as ResizeOptions] },
     scale: { args: [0.5] },
-    brightness: { args: [0.5] },
+    brightness: { args: [1.5] },
     contrast: { args: [0.75] },
     posterize: { args: [5] },
     dither: { args: [] },
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-color/src/__image_snapshots__/birghtness-node-test-ts-src-birghtness-node-test-ts-brightness-3-x-3-box-blur-matrix-using-convolute-1-snap.png b/plugins/plugin-color/src/__image_snapshots__/birghtness-node-test-ts-src-birghtness-node-test-ts-brightness-3-x-3-box-blur-matrix-using-convolute-1-snap.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01defca2
Binary files /dev/null and b/plugins/plugin-color/src/__image_snapshots__/birghtness-node-test-ts-src-birghtness-node-test-ts-brightness-3-x-3-box-blur-matrix-using-convolute-1-snap.png differ
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-color/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/plugins/plugin-color/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 95a632af..8daf853a 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-color/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/plugins/plugin-color/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,61 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
+exports[`brightness > should be able to brighten 1`] = `
+Visualization:
+
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+6666666666
+
+Data:
+
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸ FF-00-00⁸⁸
+`;
+
+exports[`brightness > should be able to darken 1`] = `
+Visualization:
+
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+CCCCCCCCCC
+
+Data:
+
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸ 22-00-00⁸⁸
+`;
+
 exports[`canvas color transformation > brighten 1`] = `
 Visualization:
 
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-color/src/birghtness.node.test.ts b/plugins/plugin-color/src/birghtness.node.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08c0d7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugin-color/src/birghtness.node.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { expect, test, describe } from "vitest";
+import png from "@jimp/js-png";
+import jpeg from "@jimp/js-jpeg";
+import { createJimp } from "@jimp/core";
+import "@jimp/test-utils/image-snapshot";
+
+import { methods } from "./index.js";
+
+const jimp = createJimp({ formats: [png, jpeg], plugins: [methods] });
+
+describe("Brightness", function () {
+  test("3x3 box blur matrix using convolute", async () => {
+    const image = await jimp.read(__dirname + "/images/tiles.jpg");
+    const output = await image.brightness(2).getBuffer("image/png");
+
+    expect(output).toMatchImageSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.test.ts b/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.test.ts
index 70ea200c..2552beae 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.test.ts
@@ -37,3 +37,27 @@ describe("canvas color transformation", () => {
     expect(image.color([{ apply: "hue", params: [150] }])).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
 });
+
+describe("brightness", () => {
+  test("brightness of 1 should be the same as no change", () => {
+    const jgd = makeDonutTestImage(0xff000088, 0xff000088, 0xff000088);
+    const image = jimp.fromBitmap(jgd);
+    const image2 = jimp.fromBitmap(jgd);
+
+    expect(image.brightness(1).bitmap).toStrictEqual(image2.bitmap);
+  });
+
+  test("should be able to brighten", () => {
+    const jgd = makeDonutTestImage(0xaa000088, 0xaa000088, 0xaa000088);
+    const image = jimp.fromBitmap(jgd);
+
+    expect(image.brightness(2).bitmap).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test("should be able to darken", () => {
+    const jgd = makeDonutTestImage(0xaa000088, 0xaa000088, 0xaa000088);
+    const image = jimp.fromBitmap(jgd);
+
+    expect(image.brightness(0.2).bitmap).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.ts b/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.ts
index 6ba8ef45..eba72ace 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-color/src/index.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export const methods = {
 
   /**
    * Adjusts the brightness of the image
-   * @param val the amount to adjust the brightness, a number between -1 and +1
+   * @param val the amount to adjust the brightness.
    * @example
    * ```ts
    * import { Jimp } from "jimp";
@@ -351,22 +351,10 @@ export const methods = {
       throw new Error("val must be numbers");
     }
 
-    if (val < -1 || val > +1) {
-      throw new Error("val must be a number between -1 and +1");
-    }
-
     image.scan((_, __, idx) => {
-      if (val < 0.0) {
-        image.bitmap.data[idx]! *= 1 + val;
-        image.bitmap.data[idx + 1]! *= 1 + val;
-        image.bitmap.data[idx + 2]! *= 1 + val;
-      } else {
-        image.bitmap.data[idx]! += (255 - image.bitmap.data[idx]!) * val;
-        image.bitmap.data[idx + 1]! +=
-          (255 - image.bitmap.data[idx + 1]!) * val;
-        image.bitmap.data[idx + 2]! +=
-          (255 - image.bitmap.data[idx + 2]!) * val;
-      }
+      image.bitmap.data[idx]! = limit255(image.bitmap.data[idx]! * val);
+      image.bitmap.data[idx + 1]! = limit255(image.bitmap.data[idx + 1]! * val);
+      image.bitmap.data[idx + 2]! = limit255(image.bitmap.data[idx + 2]! * val);
     });
 
     return image;
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 40137713..7f78cdfe 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
       "dependsOn": ["^lint"]
     },
     "test": {
-      "dependsOn": ["^test"]
+      "dependsOn": ["^build", "^test"]
     },
     "test:browser": {
-      "dependsOn": ["^test:browser"]
+      "dependsOn": ["^build", "^test:browser"]
     },
     "dev": {
       "cache": false,