So on the flipside is pure white really just eggshell white to our eyes? How does this affect our kitchen appliances?
White is the coolest of the colors. We all know about rods and cones. Cones have a high density in the center of our eye (called the fovea). Color receptors are on these cones which attach to what is called the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (detached retina is when your eyes are no longer attached to the Epithelium). White light frequency comes in and pretty much effs your cones with awesomeness. That is why we have to close our eyes when the light is bright enough. All of the color perceptors are firing at once and when the frequency stops the receptors rest and you see an after-image opposite of the color you are looking at. The Retinal Pigment Epithelium is the food tortilla wrapping around the burrito that is our eye balls.
Conclusion: Looking at a white toaster gives our eyeballs a spectral erection. If it lasts too long, see your doctor.
sidenote: Back in the day, the egyptians/romans believed cats could see the underworld as evidenced when they saw "fire" in their eyes and that they could sense the dead. This is called emination theory. It really is just light reflecting off of their retinal pigment epitheliums.
