Why do dark-colored clothes protect better against UV light despite dark colors absorbing more heat?

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UV radiation is dangerous because it is able to penetrate into your skin and cause damage to your cells, causing cancer, and breaking down the structure of your skin.

Dark colored clothing absorbs the UV better, so less of it gets to your skin.

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