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  <P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-________
  
  
  
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>UNDER</B></DIV>
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>
  
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Color Kinetics Incorporated</B>
  
  
  <DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I></B></DIV>
  
  
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      <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</I>
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      <TD align="right" valign="top"><I>(I.R.S. Employer</I></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>Incorporation or Organization)</I>
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      <TD align="right" valign="top"><I>Identification No.)</I></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>10 Milk Street, Suite&nbsp;1100</B></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Boston, Massachusetts</B>
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      <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>02108</B></TD>
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      <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</I>
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>COLOR KINETICS INCORPORATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B>
  
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Full Title of the Plans)</I>
  
  
  
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Mr.&nbsp;Willam J. Sims<BR>
  Chief Executive Officer</B><BR>
  <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Color Kinetics Incorporated</B></FONT><BR>
  <B>10 Milk Street, Suite&nbsp;1100<BR>
  Boston, Massachusetts</B><BR>
  <I>(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</I>
  
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(617)&nbsp;423-9999</B><BR>
  <I>(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</I>
  
  
  
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  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>WITH COPIES TO:</I></B><BR>
  <B>John D. Patterson, Jr., Esquire<BR>
  Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Esquire<BR>
  Foley Hoag </B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>llp</B></FONT><BR>
  <B>155 Seaport Boulevard<BR>
  Boston, Massachusetts 02210<BR>
  (617)&nbsp;832-1000</B>
  
  
  
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                      <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
  $.001 par value</DIV></TD>
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      <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">500,000 shares (1)</TD>
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      <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">10.92</TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">5,460,000.00</TD>
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      <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">642.64</TD>
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Represents additional shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to the
  Color Kinetics Incorporated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 based on
  the average of the high and low sales prices of Color Kinetics Incorporated common stock as
  reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July&nbsp;12, 2005.
  
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement covers an additional 500,000 shares of common stock (the &#147;Shares&#148;)
  issuable pursuant to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan of Color Kinetics Incorporated (the
  &#147;Registrant&#148;), as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Shares are in addition to the 1,750,000 shares of
  common stock, issuance of which pursuant to the Plan is covered by an earlier filed registration
  statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-116715), the contents of which the Registrant
  incorporates by reference herein pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
  
  
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;Incorporated by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1
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  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, as
  of July&nbsp;15, 2005.
  
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  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ David K. Johnson</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 1px">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
  </DIV></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David K. Johnson<br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer,<br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, Finance and Treasurer</TD>
  </TR>
  <!-- End Table Body -->
  </TABLE>
  </DIV>
  
  
  <P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
  
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints William J. Sims and David K. Johnson, and each of them, his true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
  amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
  all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
  thing which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to be done in connection with
  this Registration Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
  person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them,
  or any substitute or substitutes for him, any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done
  by virtue hereof.
  
  
  <P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities as of July&nbsp;14, 2005.
  
  <DIV align="center">
  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Signature</B></U></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Title</B></U></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Date</B></U></TD>
  </TR>
  
  <!-- End Table Head -->
  <!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR valign="bottom">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William J. Sims
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  William J. Sims</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Chief Executive Officer and
  Director<BR>
  <I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David K. Johnson
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  David K. Johnson</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Chief Financial Officer,
  Vice President, Finance and
  Treasurer<BR>
  <I>(Principal Financial and
  Accounting Officer)</I>
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ George G. Mueller
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  George G. Mueller</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Founder Chariman
  and Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John E. Abele
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  John E. Abele</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Noubar B. Afeyan
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  Noubar B. Afeyan</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Elisabeth Allison
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  Elisabeth Allison</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <!-- End Table Body -->
  </TABLE>
  </DIV>
  
  
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  <DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">
  
  <DIV align="center">
  <TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <!-- Begin Table Head -->
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      <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Signature</B></U></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Title</B></U></TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD nowrap align="center"><U><B>Date</B></U></TD>
  </TR>
  
  <!-- End Table Head -->
  <!-- Begin Table Body -->
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Garo H. Armen
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  Garo H. Armen</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Michael Hawley
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  Michael Hawley</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
      <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ James F. O&#146;Connor
  <HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
  James F. O&#146;Connor</TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">
  Director
  </TD>
      <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD align="left" valign="top">July 15, 2005</TD>
  </TR>
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  Table of Contents
  Registration No. 333-________
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  Color Kinetics Incorporated
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  Delaware
  04-339-1805
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Incorporation or Organization)
  Identification No.)
  10 Milk Street, Suite 1100
  Boston, Massachusetts
  02108
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  COLOR KINETICS INCORPORATED 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
  (Full Title of the Plans)
  Mr. Willam J. Sims
  Chief Executive Officer
  Color Kinetics Incorporated
  10 Milk Street, Suite 1100
  Boston, Massachusetts
  (Name and Address of Agent For Service)
  (617) 423-9999
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
  WITH COPIES TO:
  John D. Patterson, Jr., Esquire
  Robert W. Sweet, Jr., Esquire
  Foley Hoag
  llp
  155 Seaport Boulevard
  Boston, Massachusetts 02210
  (617) 832-1000
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Title of
  Proposed
  Proposed
  securities
  Amount
  maximum
  maximum
  to be
  to be
  offering price
  aggregate
  Amount of
  registered
  registered
  per share
  offering price
  Registration fee
  Common Stock,
  $.001 par value
  500,000 shares (1)
  $
  10.92
  (2)
  $
  5,460,000.00
  $
  642.64
  (1) Represents additional shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to the
  Color Kinetics Incorporated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.
  (2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 based on
  the average of the high and low sales prices of Color Kinetics Incorporated common stock as
  reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July 12, 2005.
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 8. Exhibits
  SIGNATURES
  EX-4.3 Color Kinetics Incorporated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as ammended
  EX-5.1 Opinion of Foley Hoag LLP
  EX-23.2 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  Table of Contents
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement covers an additional 500,000 shares of common stock (the "Shares")
  issuable pursuant to the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan of Color Kinetics Incorporated (the
  "Registrant"), as amended (the "Plan"). The Shares are in addition to the 1,750,000 shares of
  common stock, issuance of which pursuant to the Plan is covered by an earlier filed registration
  statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-116715), the contents of which the Registrant
  incorporates by reference herein pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.
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  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  4.1
  (1)
  Seventh Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Color Kinetics Incorporated
  4.2
  (1)
  Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Color Kinetics Incorporated
  4.3
  Color Kinetics Incorporated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
  5.1
  Opinion of Foley Hoag LLP
  23.1
  Consent of Foley Hoag LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.2
  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  23.3
  Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
  (1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
  (Registration No. 333-114386), filed on April 9, 2004.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
  has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
  has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, as
  of July 15, 2005.
  Color Kinetics Incorporated
  By:
  /s/ David K. Johnson
  David K. Johnson
  Chief Financial Officer,
  Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes
  and appoints William J. Sims and David K. Johnson, and each of them, his true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
  amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
  all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
  thing which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to be done in connection with
  this Registration Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
  person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them,
  or any substitute or substitutes for him, any or all of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done
  by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities as of July 14, 2005.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ William J. Sims
  William J. Sims
  Chief Executive Officer and
  Director
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ David K. Johnson
  David K. Johnson
  Chief Financial Officer,
  Vice President, Finance and
  Treasurer
  (Principal Financial and
  Accounting Officer)
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ George G. Mueller
  George G. Mueller
  Founder Chariman
  and Director
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ John E. Abele
  John E. Abele
  Director
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ Noubar B. Afeyan
  Noubar B. Afeyan
  Director
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ Elisabeth Allison
  Elisabeth Allison
  Director
  July 15, 2005
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  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Garo H. Armen
  Garo H. Armen
  Director
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ Michael Hawley
  Michael Hawley
  Director
  July 15, 2005
  /s/ James F. O'Connor
  James F. O'Connor
  Director
  July 15, 2005
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