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The black absorbs radiation and reflects little of it. This causes black objects to get warm quickly. White reflects much of the radiation that hits it, and it doesn't warm as rapidly. This is the cause for black objects getting hot quickly in the sun, and white objects to warm less rapidly.

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Q: Why does the color black get hot in the sun and the color white stays cool?
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