Example, I'm wearing a black shirt. Does it absorbs more heat?
2006-08-01 04:41:46 · 12 answers · asked by kazak_101 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Dark colors absorb heat, light colors reflect it.
Not just in textiles. Houses.
If you ever touched a black car or a white car in bright sunlight with your hands, you'll find that the black car will burn your hands, the white one feels just warm to your touch.
That's why I would NEVER own a black car.
They are also hotter when you get into them and cost a lot more to operate because of the extra load on the air conditioning.
2006-08-01 04:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, dark-colored fabrics absorb more light and therefore become hotter to wear. My local news had a segment about this topic. The temperature of different colored T-shirts were measured after they were set out in the sun for a certain period. The white T-shirt was about 98 degrees; the black T-shirt about 144 degrees!
However dark-colored fabrics are better versus light-colored fabrics at blocking ultraviolet rays so they slightly reduce your chance of getting a sun burn. You should still wear sunscreen no matter what color fabric you're wearing!
2006-08-01 05:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by wavedeva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Especially black. I lived in Florida for three years and you "could not" wear black at all. I tried one day....and before I could get ten feet out of my condo...I almost fainted. I had on a black tee shirt (because I just didn't believe the hype) and it felt like I had a heater sitting on my chest. I never even tried to wear a dark color again.
2006-08-01 04:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True. Yes dark colours absorb more heat.
2006-08-01 08:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't absorb more heat, it absorbs more light, therefore making you hotter. The white/lighter clothing makes light reflect off the person more, so the person stays cooler.
2006-08-01 04:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by aloneinga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100% true. Notice that Arabs out in the desert wore light, loose fitting clothes. Keeps the sun off, doesn't absorb heat, and actually lets your body breath, and cool itself better.
2006-08-01 04:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by homebuyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately. Black things get hotter much quicker than white. Wear lt. colored shirts on realy hot days
2006-08-01 04:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by nakedandsucking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Wear a black shirt outside on a sunny day and then change into a white one and you can feel the difference yourself.
2006-08-01 04:47:02 · answer #8 · answered by freespirit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because black is a dark color and the heat will not be able to pass through
2006-08-01 04:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by princess tweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true. You are much warmer in black or dark clothing than in light colored clothing.
2006-08-01 04:55:58 · answer #10 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋