The darker the color, the stronger the UV protection?

So if I wear a thick, black cotton shirt, does it provide more protection than a white one? It said so online, but it also says that cotton has little UV protection. What does that mean?

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VanLorry
10 months ago

Afaik can’t be answered so much.

The color only refers to the visible light – dark absorbs light rather and converts it into heat. Bright colors reflect light rather.

Whether this also applies to UV light, however, depends on the color used.

But when it comes to how much (UV) light is transmitted_ depends more on the material itself. The thicker, the less comes through. And depending on the type of material there are also differences.

RedPanther
10 months ago

It doesn’t have much to do with the other. UV steel is in the invisible area, so it doesn’t matter what a fabric/material does in the visible area.

The type of material and its thickness is much more decisive. And cotton now consists of many thin threads, between which there is quite a lot of air, i.e. there are rays, and thus also UV rays.