Im not sure that is universally true. That is why I like to see side by side beam shots. If you go look at photos Ive posted on the first page, you will see the color changes depending on the white balance used.
some people will naturally assume that a warm Color Temperature is a non white Tint, but that depends on the white balance of their brain at the time.
“white” is a very broad category. I agree that 8Q and 8T are above the BBL. That is the reason I posted the Osram bin chart. I still would want to “see” the beams, side by side compared to some Nichia options. Although the latest 219c tend to be above the BBL also, there is a degree of relativity, and again, side by side beam shots are my best metric to determine Tint differences, in addition to Color Temperature differences.
The good news is we have a couple 219b 9080 Nichias in circulation, which can serve as the benchmark to beat.
When people start saying the Osram Oslon is an alternative to an N219b, which are becoming unobtainable, I want to see side by side beams, in addition to maukkas outstanding chromaticity plots…
so far, I have not “seen” an Oslon that would interest me. I invite people suggesting them, to provide evidence of what they look like compared to a 9080 219b… in any color temperature. preferably both at the same color temperature, so we can then see tint differences without being confused by differences in Color Temperature (warmth or coolness).
This chart will give you some idea of the wide range of “white” (it is not a single Color Temperature, though many people tend to think so. Actually, in my limited experience, an LED flashlight that is about 1000k cooler than the ambient light, will “look white”, at the time. But at another time of day, it can look Warm or Cool. Depends entirely on the white balance of the brain at the time.