ACES Color Space

The ACES Color Space is an RGB color space that was introduced in 2007 by the Academy or Motion Picture Arts & Sciences . The color space features a color gamut that encompasses the entire spectral locus. While the ACES color space is used in the production of movies, it is never displayed natively as there is no display capable of displaying every color visible to the human eye.

Color Gamut

The table below compares the native color gamut of the ACES Color Space to the color gamuts of other RGB color spaces.

Color Space Coverage
Rec. 709 / sRGB 100%
NTSC 100%
Adobe RGB 100%
DCI P3 100%
Rec. 2020 100%
Pointers Gamut 100%
Visible Spectrum 100%

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CIE 1976 u'v' chromaticity diagram of ACES color gamut