The hue attributed to black body radiation at a certain temperature represents the average color of the whole gamut of emitted frequency/intensities, which follows a curve with a peak that changes with the temperature (which is then perceived by the eye); this curve is a direct result of Planck's law.
At temperatures < 3000K, this is reddish
At temperatures between 3000-6000K, it becomes orange and then yellow
At temperatures around 6500K, it is white (this is close to sunlight, so the eye is tuned to this distribution and sees it as even)
At above 6500, it becomes increasingly blue.
The hue attributed to black body radiation at a certain temperature represents the average color of the whole gamut of emitted frequency/intensities, which follows a curve with a peak that changes with the temperature (which is then perceived by the eye); this curve is a direct result of Planck's law.
At temperatures < 3000K, this is reddish At temperatures between 3000-6000K, it becomes orange and then yellow At temperatures around 6500K, it is white (this is close to sunlight, so the eye is tuned to this distribution and sees it as even) At above 6500, it becomes increasingly blue.