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

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Heat isn’t what causes cancer. It’s the high-powered UV rays.

If you want to protect yourself from UV rays, it makes sense to have a material that can absorb them before they get to you. Dark colored clothing absorbs more UV rays, which necessarily means less rays are hitting your skin.

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