diff --git a/data/items.xml b/data/items.xml
index 2a9819794..df764d7cb 100644
--- a/data/items.xml
+++ b/data/items.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <items>
-  <bonus-box   model="gift-box.b3d"        lowmodel="gift-box-low.b3d"        glow="0.12 0.79 0.99"/>
-  <banana      model="banana.b3d"          lowmodel="banana-low.b3d"          glow="0.77 0.60 0.15"/>
-  <nitro-big   model="nitrotank-big.b3d"   lowmodel="nitrotank-big-low.b3d"   glow="0.00 0.27 0.62"/>
-  <nitro-small model="nitrotank-small.b3d" lowmodel="nitrotank-small-low.b3d" glow="0.00 0.27 0.62"/>
+  <bonus-box   model="gift-box.b3d"        lowmodel="gift-box-low.b3d"        glow="31 202 253"/>
+  <banana      model="banana.b3d"          lowmodel="banana-low.b3d"          glow="197 152 37"/>
+  <nitro-big   model="nitrotank-big.b3d"   lowmodel="nitrotank-big-low.b3d"   glow="0 70 158"/>
+  <nitro-small model="nitrotank-small.b3d" lowmodel="nitrotank-small-low.b3d" glow="0 70 158"/>
   <!-- While a bubble gum technically 
        isn't an item, it is internally 
        handled as one, so list it here    -->
-  <bubblegum   model="bubblegum.b3d"       lowmodel="bubblegum-low.b3d"       glow="0.96 0.59 0.82"/>
+  <bubblegum   model="bubblegum.b3d"       lowmodel="bubblegum-low.b3d"       glow="246 150 209"/>
   <bubblegum-nolok   model="bubblegum-nolok.b3d" lowmodel="bubblegum-nolok-low.b3d"/>
   <!-- <easter-egg  model="easter_egg.b3d"  /> -->
   <easter-egg  model="easter_egg.b3d"  />
diff --git a/src/io/xml_node.cpp b/src/io/xml_node.cpp
index 6ce38abf3..153327b3a 100644
--- a/src/io/xml_node.cpp
+++ b/src/io/xml_node.cpp
@@ -281,16 +281,16 @@ int XMLNode::get(const std::string &attribute, video::SColorf *color) const
     std::vector<std::string> v = StringUtils::split(s,' ');
     if(v.size()==3)
     {
-        color->set((float)atof(v[0].c_str()),
-                   (float)atof(v[1].c_str()),
-                   (float)atof(v[2].c_str()));
+        color->set((float)atof(v[0].c_str())/255.0f,
+                   (float)atof(v[1].c_str())/255.0f,
+                   (float)atof(v[2].c_str())/255.0f);
     }
     else if(v.size()==4)
     {
-        color->set((float)atof(v[3].c_str()),  // set takes ARGB, but we use RGBA
-                   (float)atof(v[0].c_str()),
-                   (float)atof(v[1].c_str()),
-                   (float)atof(v[2].c_str()));
+        color->set((float)atof(v[3].c_str())/255.0f,  // set takes ARGB, but we use RGBA
+                   (float)atof(v[0].c_str())/255.0f,
+                   (float)atof(v[1].c_str())/255.0f,
+                   (float)atof(v[2].c_str())/255.0f);
     }
     else
         return 0;