If it’s yellowish, then it’s yellowish, not white - if we’re talking what can be spectrographically measured. If we’re talking about perception then it gets rather interesting with the way our eyes/brain compensate for light sources - see white balance on cameras, or that green/gold/blue/white dress controversy.
It do look quite yellow though.
It’s because it’s going through atmosphere. Your seeing it with a bunch of blue wavelengths scattered by the atmosphere (take note of the blue sky).
Making the sun, when viewed directly, have a yellowish tint.
It’s still white.
If it’s yellowish, then it’s yellowish, not white - if we’re talking what can be spectrographically measured. If we’re talking about perception then it gets rather interesting with the way our eyes/brain compensate for light sources - see white balance on cameras, or that green/gold/blue/white dress controversy.