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What color is sunlight really when it reaches Earth?

White

Background

The sun often looks yellow to us, but its light is actually white. The white light contains all colors of the rainbow. Only when the light passes through the air do the blue parts get scattered more. That is why the sky looks blue and the sun looks yellowish.

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