Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a selectively absorbing coating on a solar absorber component comprising the steps of: Providing a substrate having a metallic surface, Determining the inner surface of the metallic surface, Determining the charge quantity per unit area required for producing the absorbing coating according to the inner surface, Electrolytically producing the absorbing coating by direct-current anodising the metallic surface of the substrate, forming a porous oxide layer, and then alternating-current pigmenting the pores of the oxide layer; until the charge quantity per unit area determined for the respective step from the inner surface is reached, wherein the ratio between the charge quantity per unit area for the direct-current anodising and the charge quantity per unit area for the alternating-current pigmenting is 0.65 to 0.8. In addition, the invention relates to a solar absorber component produced according to this method.