Electromagnetic-radiation emission or absorption {radiation, heat}| can transfer heat.
fire
Fire is electromagnetic radiation, emitting infrared and visible light from excited atoms in hot gas. Other objects can absorb radiation energy from fire and become hotter.
infrared
Heat radiation is typically infrared radiation. Infrared radiation is high in materials above 100 degrees Celsius.
color
White or shiny surfaces do not absorb radiation well, reflect radiation back into themselves at surfaces, and do not radiate at all frequencies well. Black surfaces absorb radiation well, do not reflect radiation back into themselves at surfaces, and radiate at all frequencies well.
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