shouldn’t it have the opposite effect on the skin
In: Biology
It matters where the light is being absorbed. The outermost layer of your skin is meant to protect the interior–see, shallow damage can be replaced easily as those cells are constantly being cycled through (with the outermost even being “dead” already), but deeper into the tissue of your skin the cells are very much alive and responsible for reproducing and replacing the layers above.
So to more directly address your question: yes darker colors tend to absorb more (visible) light. This means it won’t penetrate as deeply if it’s ultimate fate is to be absorbed. Which, is something you want for UV light specifically, which can damage DNA when absorbed by cells. The outermost layer of your skin will tank it better than deeper down.
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