Erik,
You are truly the Goldilocks of Color Temperatures… I can’t resist, so here is my categorical assessment:
1500K - 1650K If you want to go for that “Hello Kitty” je ne sais quoi, then buy these in bulk along with tons of doilies.
1700K - 1850 K Perfect color temperature range for a first date and you don’t want to be distracted by how unattractive they actually are. Beer googles enhance this effect, but be prepared for PTSD when you wake up the next morning and look over.
2700K - 3300 K About the lighting temperature for a “folksy” eating establishment like the Cracker Barrel. Extended exposure will cause a Southern drawl and eventually lead to collecting worthless knicknacks that will cause visitors to your home to suddenly find someplace else to be.
3350 K For a jaundiced complexion or a psychological flashback to Century 21 real estate uniforms, this is the golden number.
4100 – 4150 K If you suspect that certain clubbers in an exclusive music venue suffer from lycanthropy, then flash this bulb color and watch the fun begin as they morph into full Crinos form and eat the DJ / maul the bouncers.
5000K - 6000 K For replicating the feeling of working as a drone in a souless job cubicle, it is hard to beat this range for inflicting Seasonal Affective Disorder.
6200 K Typically used for mug shots and wanted posters.
6500K - 7500K Just go outside and save some money.
10000K - 15000K For salt water aquarium aficionados who love the phrase: “No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”
20000K - 27000 K You know all of those motivational posters that make you want to own a flamethrower? Well, they aren’t in this range.
30000K - 45000 K The color temperature of hyper-real dreams where you wake up with a distinct feeling that a Tardis is about to appear in your bedroom.
50000K - 65000 K Simulates gazing at a neutron star long enough for the gravity well to start sucking the chromatophores out of your retina.
70000K + Presenting symptoms are a burning sensation while urinating. Interior decorators begin vomiting uncontrollably and Planck’s Constant appears as a sentient being who playfully honks you on the nose.
JAG “Rewriting the Laws of Physics as Mad Libs” MAN