For a garage, a cold white light (higher color temperature) will give you more lumens per watt, so you'll see brighter light. If the CRI is high enough, then th

For a garage, a cold white light (higher color temperature) will give you more lumens per watt, so you'll see brighter light. If the CRI is high enough, then things won't look too weird and your eyes should adjust to what just looks to be a brighter and whiter light. A higher color temperature light is usually also okay or even recommended for kitchen and bathroom use, if the CRI is high enough. A warmer light (lower color temperature) is usually recommended for living rooms, bedrooms, and other places where you're going to be participating in more leisurely activities, or sleeping, etc.... Ideally, you'd have lights that can cover the gamut and switch from high color temperatures (whiter light) during the day, and lower color temperatures (warmer light) at night, and then you would be able to adjust in each location for the type of light that you like best and that seems to be best suited to the activity. There are some "white" lights that include LED modules with two or more color temperature set points, and allow you to adjust where you want things to be between them. But they are more expensive, and more difficult to find.