Cool white LED strip lights produce a crisp white coloured light and are well suited to modern decor that contains a lot of light colours. Cool white lighting can provide a slightly clinical feel and perform well in work areas such as kitchens and offices that require bold, functional illumination. Cool white colour temperatures generally range from 5000K to 6500K.

Some specialist LED strips offer very cool or cold white for applications such as product photography lighting. High colour temperature lighting provides an uncoloured light which, when combined with a high CRI, provides an accurate visual representation of the subject.