I don’t have the highest degree of confidence in it but it makes sense to me that absorption matters more than reflection because a lot of the reflected UV will be going through the shirt and onto your skin
That’s why materials like linen aren’t as good for UV protection. They’re light weaves and let a lot of light through, still
Its a bit misleading. Black clothes will absorb the heat from the sun and your body and then the clothes will cool via convection. So the wind blowing through the clothes takes the heat away. White will reflect the heat from the sun away and your body back towards you.
Im sure theres some debate and probably way more to it but i have always felt more comfortable in the heat than other people and i wear darker clothes the majority of the time. If that anecdote bares any weight.
So white and yellow for staying cool, every other color heats up.
Tradeoff is dark colors absorb more UV so it provides better protection from the sun
Umm…
Reflection is just as effective as absorption. As long as the UV isn’t passing through the fabric into you, you are fine.
Gotta get that UV colored tshirt :-)
FYI there are UV absorbant tshirts, crazily practic for kids.
Look at the sun through a white shirt, then black. Which is brighter?
Skincancer.org is my source for darker colors being better protection
https://www.skincancer.org/blog/dress-to-protect-5-things-that-affect-how-well-your-clothes-block-uv-rays/
I don’t have the highest degree of confidence in it but it makes sense to me that absorption matters more than reflection because a lot of the reflected UV will be going through the shirt and onto your skin
That’s why materials like linen aren’t as good for UV protection. They’re light weaves and let a lot of light through, still
Red looks surprisingly effective as well.
Its a bit misleading. Black clothes will absorb the heat from the sun and your body and then the clothes will cool via convection. So the wind blowing through the clothes takes the heat away. White will reflect the heat from the sun away and your body back towards you.
Im sure theres some debate and probably way more to it but i have always felt more comfortable in the heat than other people and i wear darker clothes the majority of the time. If that anecdote bares any weight.
Google says : colors do not absorb different amounts of heat, only heat from light.
Heat from light isn’t heat?