Lots of LED street lights I see now don't seem to be very blackbody-focused (or whatever they call it). They look yellowish instead of normal CCT colors. What I am thinking is that this is some sort of way to decrease blue content while maintaining fair efficacy, but that is just a wild guess.

They just look kinds weird, thought I would ask, not that it really matters. Does anyone know? Never seen this in domestic lighting applications for obvious reasons.

I too have observed this. I was under the impression that it is a manufacturing defect of some sort, like the purple LEDs.

The reason I figure it is not intentional is because my car's side mirrors have "approach lights" that fire daylight-colored light at the ground when the doors are unlocked or opened. Sometimes, inexplicably, the color will instead be the same yellowish color that I observe on some LED lights in parking lots.

alot of street lights areound here morphed into warm white. either that or they are actually 3000K. I am fine with this "failure". Better than the morgue white garbage color 5000-6500K. I don't like the night time atmosphere of "Cyberpunk Dystopia Commie Blocks" but without the neon. I am glad they are failing yellow. maybe they will turn back into sodium lights.