Contrast comparison between the raw contrast (median average spectrally and spatially, dashed lines) and the PACO contrast, both at 5σ. Three bins of star magnitudes and observing conditions are considered. Individual observations are represented by the thin lines and the median for each observing condition by the thick lines. The gain gives the contrast improvement between the median raw curves and the median PACO curves, provided for different observing conditions and different star brightness. The average size of the coronagraph’s inner working angle is around 100 mas.