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The degree of darkening and browning is quantified by the value of the total color difference \u2206E* = 13.0. The deep brown-red color of steamed beech under the influence of sunlight during the exposure brightened, and the surface of the wood took on a pale brown hue. The degree of lightening of the color of steamed beech wood in the color space CIE L*a*b* is quantified by the value of the total color difference \u2206E* = 7.1. A comparison of the color changes of unsteamed and steamed beech wood through the total color difference \u2206E* due to daylight shows that the surface of steamed beech wood shows 52.2% smaller changes than unsteamed beech wood. The lower value of the total color difference of steamed beech wood indicates the fact that steaming of beech wood with saturated water steam has a positive effect on the color stability and partial resistance of steamed beech wood to the initiation of photochemical reactions induced by UV\u2013VIS wavelengths of solar radiation. Spectra ATR-FTIR analyses declare the influence of UV\u2013VIS components of solar radiation on unsteamed and steamed beech wood and confirm the higher color stability of steamed beech wood.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/polym14091697","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,24]],"date-time":"2022-04-24T00:45:21Z","timestamp":1650761121000},"page":"1697","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Effect of Sunlight on the Change in Color of Unsteamed and Steamed Beech Wood with Water Steam"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0281-6447","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michal","family":"Dudiak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. 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