So while you calibrate your TV using 235 as reference white, movies and TV shows-which are mastered using RGB Limited, not RGB Full-can have highlights going all the way up to 255.
In the case of RGB Limited, 235 is the same reference white, but there are still whiter whites going all the way up to 255. There is one small difference, however. In the case of RGB full, 255 is reference white, but it’s also the whitest possible color on the scale. They are just two different scales for representing color. 0 in RGB is the same black as 16 in Limited, and 255 is the same white in RGB as 235 in Limited. “RGB Limited” represents colors using values from 16 to 235, where 16 is reference black and 235 is reference white. “RGB Full” uses values from 0 to 255, where 0 is reference black, and 255 is reference white. Game consoles, TVs, and other devices communicate colors using a range of numbers.
