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The frequency of the light depicts the colour of light we see.

The sun emits light on many different frequencies including that of every single colour and also invisible frequencies like ultra-violet, microwave, infra-red etc.

When the visible light from the sun is examined, the light peaks at the frequency for yellow meaning the sun emits more yellow than all other colours. But it still emits all these other colours as well. Since the light is not exactly even amongst all colours then it makes the sun not white but yellow. This is why our sun is called a Yellow Dwarf Star.

But it is pretty close to being white and if our eyes went and saw it in space without protection it would be so bright that we wouldn't be able to tell whether it was actually white or yellow. We need devices to detect the light for us and properly examine it to be able to tell that it is actually yellow.

It is our atmosphere and the angle of the sun in the sky that sometimes makes it more orangey or reddish.

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