A method for coding a High Dynamic Range picture comprising: - mapping the High Dynamic Range picture to obtain a Standard Dynamic Range picture; - determining color correcting parameters; - color correcting said Standard Dynamic Range picture responsive to said color correcting parameters; - encoding the color corrected Standard Dynamic Range picture in a stream; wherein determining color correcting parameters comprises: - determining an intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture so that the hue is preserved between said High Dynamic Range picture and said intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture, comprising for a current pixel: - linearizing a Standard Dynamic Range luminance value of said current pixel in the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture by using an inverse gamma correction; - obtaining a corresponding High Dynamic Range luminance value from said High Dynamic Range picture represented in a linear RGB space; - determining a ratio linking the linearized Standard Dynamic Range and High Dynamic Range luminance values; - determining linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying the determined ratio to the RGB values of the accessed High Dynamic Range picture; and - determining non-linear chroma values from the determined linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying a gamma correction and a color space conversion, the luminance value of the intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture for the current pixel being set equal to the luminance value of the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture; - determining the color correcting parameters from said intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture and from said Standard Dynamic Range picture. - mapping the High Dynamic Range picture to obtain a Standard Dynamic Range picture; - determining color correcting parameters; - color correcting said Standard Dynamic Range picture responsive to said color correcting parameters; - encoding the color corrected Standard Dynamic Range picture in a stream; - determining an intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture so that the hue is preserved between said High Dynamic Range picture and said intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture, comprising for a current pixel: - linearizing a Standard Dynamic Range luminance value of said current pixel in the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture by using an inverse gamma correction; - obtaining a corresponding High Dynamic Range luminance value from said High Dynamic Range picture represented in a linear RGB space; - determining a ratio linking the linearized Standard Dynamic Range and High Dynamic Range luminance values; - determining linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying the determined ratio to the RGB values of the accessed High Dynamic Range picture; and - determining non-linear chroma values from the determined linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying a gamma correction and a color space conversion, the luminance value of the intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture for the current pixel being set equal to the luminance value of the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture; - linearizing a Standard Dynamic Range luminance value of said current pixel in the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture by using an inverse gamma correction; - obtaining a corresponding High Dynamic Range luminance value from said High Dynamic Range picture represented in a linear RGB space; - determining a ratio linking the linearized Standard Dynamic Range and High Dynamic Range luminance values; - determining linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying the determined ratio to the RGB values of the accessed High Dynamic Range picture; and - determining non-linear chroma values from the determined linear Standard Dynamic Range RGB values by applying a gamma correction and a color space conversion, the luminance value of the intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture for the current pixel being set equal to the luminance value of the obtained Standard Dynamic Range picture; - determining the color correcting parameters from said intermediate Standard Dynamic Range picture and from said Standard Dynamic Range picture.