8 Colours That Absorbs More Heat

Black

This is the colour that absorbs the most heat because it absorbs all wavelengths of light. It doesn't reflect any light, so all the heat energy is trapped.

Dark Blue

Dark blue colours absorb a large portion of the light spectrum, particularly the cooler colours. This means they will also absorb more heat than lighter and brighter blues.

Dark Green

dark green absorbs a significant amount of light across the spectrum, especially cooler colours. Avoid wearing darker shades in summers.

Brown

Most shades of brown absorb a lot of heat. Browns that are darker will absorb even more heat than lighter browns.

Purple

Dark purples tend to absorb more heat as they lean more towards the darker end of the colour spectrum.

Orange

Like red, orange absorbs a good portion of the heat spectrum due to its longer wavelength.

Grey

Dark Grey Darker shades of grey absorb more heat as they tend to trap more light energy.

Red

Red absorbs a significant amount of heat because it occupies the longer wavelength end of the visible spectrum.

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