diff --git a/nerfstudio/models/instant_ngp.py b/nerfstudio/models/instant_ngp.py
index 48cad339d..1dd00af8d 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/models/instant_ngp.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/models/instant_ngp.py
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ class InstantNGPModelConfig(ModelConfig):
     use_appearance_embedding: bool = False
     """Whether to use an appearance embedding."""
     background_color: Literal["random", "black", "white"] = "random"
-    """The color that is given to untrained areas."""
+    """
+    The color that is given to masked areas.
+    These areas are used to force the density in those regions to be zero.
+    """
     disable_scene_contraction: bool = False
     """Whether to disable scene contraction or not."""