The table below describes the temperature of different colors of stars.

Color Temperature
red under 3,500 K
orange-red 3,500 - 5,000 K
white-yellow 5,000 - 6,000 K
blue-white 6,000 - 7,500 K
blue 7,500 - 25,000+ K


If the Sun is white-yellow, which of the following is a reasonable approximation of its temperature?