The invention provides a lighting device (100) configured to provide lighting device light (101). The lighting device (100) comprises a plurality of light sources (200) configured to provide light source light (201), the plurality of light sources (200) comprising at least a first light source (210) configured to generate first light source light (211) and a second light source (220) configured to generate second light source light (221). The lighting device further comprises a light guide (300) comprising: a luminescent material (310) excitable by the light source light (201), and configured to provide luminescent material light (311), wherein the luminescent material (310) is configured to reabsorb at least part of its luminescent material light (311), a light exit window (330) for escape of the luminescent material light (311) from the light guide (300), and a plurality of light incoupling areas (320) arranged perpendicular to the light exit window (330) and comprising at least a first light incoupling area (321) configured at a first distance (d1) from the light exit window (330), and a second light incoupling area (322) configured at a second distance (d2) from the light exit window (330). The first light source (210) is configured to provide said first light source light (211) to the first light incoupling area (321), wherein the second light source (220) is configured to provide said second light source light (221) to the second light incoupling area (322), wherein the first distance (d1) is unequal to the second distance (d2). The lighting device further comprises a control unit (500) arranged for controlling the color temperature of the lighting device light by independently controlling the plurality (m) of light sources (200) dependent on the distance of each light source from the light exit window (330).