Originally Posted by
Just Jeff
Practically, I don't think it makes a real difference in how warm you feel. But since we like to get all technical here...
Black both absorbs and transmits heat faster. That means it'll soak up the sunlight's energy quicker in the daytime AND transmit heat away from you faster at night.
Silver is the opposite...if it's on the inner liner of a quilt, it will reflect more energy back at your body (rather than absorbing it) than black will. It's also slower to dissipate the energy that it does absorb.
But I think the difference can probably be measured in a fraction of a degree for this application. Managing condensation, for example, probably has a much larger "felt impact" than color of quilt and liner.
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