"White" is the Engpsh word for "白色". It comes from the Old Engpsh word "hwit", which is similar to the German and Dutch word "wit" and the Old Norse word "hvitr".
Examples:
The snow is white. (这雪是白色的。)
She was wearing a white dress. (她穿着一件白色的连衣裙。)
The walls were painted white. (墙壁被涂成白色。)