Among compound units with the name of white (biało) in linguistic resources compound units, in particular, clearly constitute a group. The material of Slavic languages under consideration confirms a large number of compound units with reference to the white color of non-terminological character. Within them one can distinguish several basic thematic fields, the most representative of which are referring to a human being, first of all to the external appearance and social dimension of life, as well as animals located in the subject area. The terminological resource of compounds with the “white” component is also rich, which are mainly biological terms ‒ botanical and zoological, anatomical-medical and technical, to a lesser extent belonging to other elements of the world.