A method of controlling lighting system light of a lighting system comprising one or more solid state light sources, wherein one or more lighting properties, including the spectral power distribution, of the lighting system light are controllable, the method comprising maintaining a predetermined S* value of the lighting system light while changing another lighting property of the lighting system light from a first lighting property value to a second lighting property value, wherein the S* value is defined as S*=100*(2*A*+B*)/Ws, with A* being the spectral power in the wavelength range of 380-440 nm, B* being the spectral power in the wavelength range of 660-780 nm, and Ws being the total spectral power in the wavelength range of 380-780 nm of the lighting system light.