Garage lighting

[matthew902]

Going to replace the lighting in my garage should I be getting 4000k natural light or 6000k cool white.

Currently have x4 6ft twins. 

[Captain Colonial]

Perhaps a photo of what the inside of your garage looks like might help?  I should think the walls being painted white or not would possibly affect things.

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Light colour is a matter of personal preference. Cool white would be my choice for a garage 

[matthew902]

It is a concrete sectional garage walls not painted cupboards and a work bench with westfield parked in middle 

[Craigieboy]

It's a concrete sectional garage I've got and gave it a make over during lock down.

Used cool white led batten lights from screwfix and painted the walls and roof white and the floor grey. Made quite a difference and makes the best of the new lights. 

[dvd8n]

In my opinion the natural or warm colours are much more what you want for living areas but in work areas the cool colours are starker but seem brighter. 

 

One place that I worked made a big thing about their factory lights' spectrum replicating natural sunlight.  They always seemed dingy indoors and lots of people agreed.

 

But it's all about personal preference.

 

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[corsechris]

I fitted 6000K LED tubes to replace warmer (and dimmer) fluorescents.  So much better imo. 
 

Daylight is quoted as 5500 to 6500K so replicating that for a workspace seems sensible. 
 

YMMV

[Blatman]

Agreed. As white as possible and as many as possible. I think I ended up with 12 (6 doubles) strip lights in a 16 x 8 garage and I'd still need a torch every so often. If I'd had more time I'd have put lights on the walls too...

I also agree with getting the walls, ceilings and as much else as you can painted white if at all possible. It makes a huge difference.