eli5: why do darker colours absorb more heat?

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eli5: why do darker colours absorb more heat?

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If something is dark it’s because it is absorbing light and not reflecting it. It’s the opposite of something that is bright and reflecting light back at you. Absorbing light heats it up since light has energy.

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