Light Temperatures for Hallway

I vote 3k

Get adjustable white lights like Hue or something. You can dial in the setting just right to get the best look.

Eta: have mine set at 5000 during the day and then lowered to 2700 for night

Another vote for spending the extra dollar or so per light and getting the adjustable temp lights. I used the Halo 6 inch in my house. I use 3000 for the hallway and entryway.

Also make sure they're dimmable. When I moved into this house back in 2007, the foyer/living room had one light. It was a flush mount light right where the door is on the left side of the room. The whole space is around 30 feet long, but the living room part is roughly 22'x12'. So the last 20 feet of the room had no lighting. My dad and I put 5 canned lights in. A couple of years ago I replaced them with LEDs, and on full brightness it really lights it up, so we usually have them about 1/4 dimmed. Went with warm white, and we really only turn them on around sunset. The room gets plenty of natural light during the day. But going from completely dark to LED on full brightness can be a big shock to your eyes.

For indoor spaces, 2700k-3000k is always preferred. 4000k-5000k will appear too blue and can mess with your circadian rhythms and cause you to not sleep as well. Since the higher kelvin temperature simulated sunlight our eyes will perceive it as sunlight and act as such.

For laundry rooms and large spaces like kitchens I think 4000k is passable. But in most living spaces you’ll want the warmer color.

I rather not feel like I live in a hospital, but to each their own.

Had this exact decision when I moved in my home last year. As others have mentioned I would keep it to no more than 3k. I put 4k initially and took them out immediately, returned them, and put 3k. I also put a motion dimmer on them. The motion on a hall light might be one of the favorite things I put in.

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Your kitchen and bathroom probably look like shite

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I got a belly laugh out of that