5500K vs 6500K Color Temperature for Video Lighting Application

I do live streaming from an indoor studio using a green screen and I apply the chroma key. At present, I am 5500K color temp bulbs. Would the quality of my video improve with 6500K color temp or not? Which of these two color temp will produce a better and more natural skin tone? 

Our range of daylight calibrated LED lamps sound like a great option for your video lighting application.

​When it comes to skin tones, the most important factor is the color rendering index (CRI) and R9 value of the light source. As long as the color rendering values are sufficiently high, color temperature is actually of relatively little importance.

The reason for this is that video cameras and post-production software are both able to perform color temperature calibrations very well, without any loss of color accuracy. You will most likely see this calibration setting labelled "white balance" with options such as incandescent, direct sunshine, overcast daylight, etc.

Natural daylight can shift significantly in color temperature depending on the weather, time of day, season and other factors. Therefore, camera systems have been developed around this expected variability and you should not see any significant differences in skin tone color rendering, as long as you are using a high CRI light source.

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