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Colour vs heat

Are dark hats hotter than light coloured hats?

  • Yes

  • No


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dr greg

One Too Many
It's painted of course, but it always seemed odd to me that the whole idea of a light woven hat was to keep your had cool, and
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this seems designed to do the opposite...
 
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It's painted of course, but it always seemed odd to me that the whole idea of a light woven hat was to keep your had cool, and View attachment 440530 View attachment 440531 View attachment 440532 View attachment 440533 View attachment 440534 this seems designed to do the opposite...


There isn’t a consensus that darker hats are actually warmer wearing. It sounds counterintuitive, and I personally believe they are slightly warmer, but the numbers suggest there is little if any difference.
 

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A black object absorbs more incident radiation than a white object.

Whether this translates to an open weave hat being warmer, I’m not sure.

I'm not following why this is “counterintuitive”.
 
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dr greg

One Too Many
There isn’t a consensus that darker hats are actually warmer wearing. It sounds counterintuitive, and I personally believe they are slightly warmer, but the numbers suggest there is little if any difference.
I have a farm, i do physical work out in the sun, and in summer I WEAR A WHITE HAT! :)
 

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