Since darker colors absorbs more light, wouldn’t that mean that more energy is absorbed and therefore “create” more heat, compared to sunlight hitting a lighter color and reflect a higher percentage of the light/energy?
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Think about it this way, the darker the skin the more light the very outer skin will absorb. But that skin is basically already dead and will not be a problem if it’s DNA gets damaged. So the darker the outside layer the less radiation gets to the inner skin that is still in the process of replicating itself. If the radiation can not reach the cells that are making copies of themselves they have a much much lower chance of becoming damaged and cancerous.
So while the outside layer might feel warmer, it’s still a much better protection.
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