A system for facilitating accompanying an image or video rendering with a concurrent controlled ambient lighting, comprises a color selector (302) for selecting a color of the controlled ambient lighting in dependence on scene lighting information associated with the image or with at least one image of the video. An image analyzer (304) is provided for computing an illuminant parameter indicative of the scene lighting based on the image or video, wherein the color selector is arranged for selecting the color in dependence on the illuminant parameter.