Please run the following test code:


import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.imageio.*;
import javax.imageio.stream.*;


public class Test {
    
    private final String format = "tiff";

    private ImageWriter getWriter() {

        java.util.Iterator<ImageWriter> writers =
            ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(format);
        if (!writers.hasNext()) {
            throw new RuntimeException("No writers available for " + format);
        }
        return writers.next();
    }
    
    private static final int TYPES[] = {
        BufferedImage.TYPE_USHORT_565_RGB,
        BufferedImage.TYPE_USHORT_555_RGB};
    private static final String NAMES[] = {
        "TYPE_USHORT_565_RGB",
        "TYPE_USHORT_555_RGB"};

    private BufferedImage getImage(int type) {

        int l = 100;
        BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(l, l, type);
        Graphics g = img.getGraphics();
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        g.fillRect(0, 0, l, l);
        g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        g.fillRect(15, 15, l - 30, l - 30);
        g.dispose();
        return img;
    }

    private void run() throws IOException {

        ImageWriter writer = getWriter();

        for (int i = 0; i < TYPES.length; i++) {

            BufferedImage bi = getImage(TYPES[i]);
            File out = new File("out-" + NAMES[i] + "." + format);
            ImageOutputStream ios = ImageIO.createImageOutputStream(out);
            writer.setOutput(ios);
            writer.write(new IIOImage(bi, null, null));
            ios.flush();
            writer.dispose();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { (new Test()).run(); }
}

The colors for out-TYPE_USHORT_555_RGB.tiff will be biased (please see the image attached) - RGB = {255, 125, 255} in the center.

Then remove "TYPE_USHORT_565_RGB" from TYPES and NAMES - the image will have proper (white) color in the center.

No issues for, e.g., PNG format.

JDK/OS: JDK9 b113 + Windows 7

The issue is closely connected to JDK-8150154 (and is covered by RepeatingWriteTest.java as well).