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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, D. C. 20549

                             Form 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  July 15, 1999.

               Accent Color Sciences, Inc.
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Connecticut           0-29048           06-1380314
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission       (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)              File Number)      Identification No.)


800 Connecticut Boulevard, East Hartford, CT   06103
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (860) 610-4000

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Item 5.  Other Events

       On   July  15,  1999,  Accent  Color  Sciences,  Inc.  (the
"Company"), announced that it has received a commitment for orders
totaling in excess of $5 million for calendar year 2000 from  IBM
Corporation ("IBM").  The Company issued a press release  entitled
"Accent  Color Sciences Receives Substantial IBM Orders for  2000"
on  July  15 1999, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit
hereto.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Financial statements of businesses acquired.

          Not applicable.

     (b)  Pro forma financial information.

          Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.

           A copy of the press release referred to in Item 5 above
is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.



                            Signatures



      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be  signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                      ACCENT COLOR SCIENCES, INC.


Date July 15, 1999    By:/s/Charles E. Buchheit
                          Charles E. Buchheit
                          President and Chief Executive Officer


                           EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                   Description                Page No.

99.1                Press Release issued July 15, 1999      4