What's brown, then black, then bright, then white?
The solution to this riddle is one word.
(There are five answers that would be accepted; all are very similar)
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FIREWOOD - it is brown before the fire is lit, turns black as it chars, gives off bright light while it burns, and becomes white ash afterwards.