eli5 Why Black objects tend to absorb light, while white reflects most of it?

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eli5 Why Black objects tend to absorb light, while white reflects most of it?

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Thats literally the definition of color. You see/perceive the colors (wavelengths) of light that an object reflects back to your eyes. A black object is a pigment or material that absorbed most light and reflected almost nothing back to you. A white object reflected the majority of photons that hit it into your eyes. A green plant reflects green light and absorbs all the other colors of light.