A light generating system comprising a first light generating device, a second light generating device, a third light generating device, a luminescent material, and a control system, wherein: - the first light generating device comprises a first laser light source and is configured to generate first device light having a first device peak wavelength, λ 1, and having a first spectral power distribution; wherein the first device peak wavelength, λ 1, is selected from the wavelength range of 445-475 nm; - the second light generating device comprises a second laser light source and is configured to generate second device light having a second device peak wavelength, λ 2, and having a second spectral power distribution, different from the first spectral power distribution; wherein the second device peak wavelength, λ 2, is selected from the range of 470-490 nm; - the luminescent material is excitable by the first device light and the second device light; wherein the luminescent material is configured to convert at least part of the first device light and at least part of the second device light into luminescent material light having a centroid wavelength λ c,l within the green-orange wavelength range; the luminescent material has an absorbance band having a first absorbance E1 at the first device peak wavelength, λ 1, and a second absorbance E2 at the second device peak wavelength, λ 2, wherein 0.01≤E2/E1<1; wherein the luminescent material comprises a luminescent material of the type A 3 B 5 O 12:Ce, wherein A comprises one or more of Y, La, Gd, Tb and Lu, and wherein B comprises one or more of Al, Ga, In and Sc; - the third light generating device comprises a third laser light source and is configured to generate third device light having a third device peak wavelength, λ 3, selected from the wavelength range of 600-650 nm; - |λ 1 -λ 2 |≥20 nm;; and | λ c,l -λ 3 |≥20 nm; - the control system is configured to control at least the first light generating device and the second light generating device; - the light generating system is configured to provide in an operational mode white system light; and - wherein the control system is configured to control a spectral power distribution of the system light, wherein the control system is configured to control the correlated color temperature of the system light at a value selected from the range of 1800-6500 K; wherein the correlated color temperature of the system light is controllable over a CCT control range of at least 500 K within the range of 1800-6500 K. - the first light generating device comprises a first laser light source and is configured to generate first device light having a first device peak wavelength, λ 1, and having a first spectral power distribution; wherein the first device peak wavelength, λ 1, is selected from the wavelength range of 445-475 nm; - the second light generating device comprises a second laser light source and is configured to generate second device light having a second device peak wavelength, λ 2, and having a second spectral power distribution, different from the first spectral power distribution; wherein the second device peak wavelength, λ 2, is selected from the range of 470-490 nm; - the luminescent material is excitable by the first device light and the second device light; wherein the luminescent material is configured to convert at least part of the first device light and at least part of the second device light into luminescent material light having a centroid wavelength λ c,l within the green-orange wavelength range; the luminescent material has an absorbance band having a first absorbance E1 at the first device peak wavelength, λ 1, and a second absorbance E2 at the second device peak wavelength, λ 2, wherein 0.01≤E2/E1<1; wherein the luminescent material comprises a luminescent material of the type A 3 B 5 O 12:Ce, wherein A comprises one or more of Y, La, Gd, Tb and Lu, and wherein B comprises one or more of Al, Ga, In and Sc; - the third light generating device comprises a third laser light source and is configured to generate third device light having a third device peak wavelength, λ 3, selected from the wavelength range of 600-650 nm; - |λ 1 -λ 2 |≥20 nm;; and | λ c,l -λ 3 |≥20 nm; - the control system is configured to control at least the first light generating device and the second light generating device; - the light generating system is configured to provide in an operational mode white system light; and - wherein the control system is configured to control a spectral power distribution of the system light, wherein the control system is configured to control the correlated color temperature of the system light at a value selected from the range of 1800-6500 K; wherein the correlated color temperature of the system light is controllable over a CCT control range of at least 500 K within the range of 1800-6500 K.