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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Humans’ eyes detect light. When they receive almost no light, they see a color which we chose to name “black”. When they receive all of the frequencies of the lighting evenly, they see a color which we chose to name “white”.