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COLOR KINETICS APPOINTS JOHN DALY
VICE PRESIDENT OF OEM SALES



Boston, MA - July 25, 2006 - Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK), a leading innovator of LED lighting systems and technologies, today announced the appointment of John Daly as Vice President of OEM Sales. Mr. Daly will oversee the company's worldwide OEM sales and support activities, including the identification and closure of new partnerships intended to increase the use of Color Kinetics' technology across diverse markets.

Daly brings more than 17 years of lighting industry sales and management experience to Color Kinetics, including specific expertise in OEM sales. He most recently served as President and General Manager of the 68-year-old Rig-A-Lite division of AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a specialty electrical equipment manufacturer. He previously held sales and OEM management positions at Venture Lighting, GE Lighting and Philips Lighting.

"We are confident in the technologies, expertise and IP that differentiate our OEM value proposition, which many partners have already embraced to bring unique products to market. Under the direction of John's leadership, we believe our OEM program will be even better equipped to act on the many market opportunities that continue to emerge - both for color and white light technologies," said Bill Sims, President and CEO, Color Kinetics. "We're pleased to welcome John as a key contributor to our ambitious OEM business growth goals."

"The impact of LED lighting continues to spread from niche applications to more mainstream markets, and Color Kinetics is largely to credit for the technologies that have helped make this possible," said Daly. "I'm very pleased to join this visionary company and I look forward to helping it drive adoption of LED lighting through new and expanded OEM initiatives, both within and beyond the core lighting industry."
About Color Kinetics
Color Kinetics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CLRK) transforms environments through new, dynamic uses of light. Its award-winning lighting systems and technologies apply the benefits of LEDs as a highly efficient, long lasting, environmentally friendly, and inherently digital source of illumination - reinventing light itself as a highly controllable medium. Color Kinetics also enables widespread adoption of LED lighting through OEM and licensing partnerships in diverse markets. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in the UK, China, and Japan. More information is available at www.colorkinetics.com.



"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Color Kinetics Incorporated's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events and results. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2005, File Number 000-50798, and most recent 10-Q, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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