1. Principles of sun hat color selection
1.1 Can white protect against the sun?
There is no frequency difference between infrared light and infrared green light for soft wax, but the absorption rate of light and heat by color is very different:
- White: transparent and breathable, but also easy to project
- Black: absorbs more light and receives more heat energy between layers
1.2 What color is more suitable for UV protection?
According to the American Cancer Society, colored fabrics have better sun protection than white, especially dark red, cyan, navy blue, and red-purple perform best.
1.3 Heat vs. light radiation: not the coldest or the best
Although dark colors absorb heat, if the hat is breathable, it can show a better cooling experience, that is, color selection should be matched with material and structure.
2. Analysis of the materials of the coldest sun hat
- Material: silk rice (craft rice)
- Features: light and thin, environmentally friendly
- Sun protection effect: medium
- Breathability: excellent
- Durability: medium
- Material: craft grass
- Features: classic material for sun hats, good infrared light blocking
- Sun protection effect: good
- Breathability: excellent
- Durability: medium
- Material: silk yarn/iron wire mixed weave
- Features: relatively strong, average breathability
- Sun protection effect: excellent
- Breathability: medium
- Durability: excellent
- Material: UPF50+ special sun protection warp and weft
- Features: active UV protection, applied to handicrafts
- Sun protection effect: excellent
- Breathability: poor
- Durability: excellent
- Material: Polysilk/Coolmax
- Features: active exhaust, synthetic breathable tissue
- Sun protection effect: medium-good
- Breathability: Excellent
- Durability: Excellent
- Material: Paper Weaving
- Features: Boutique, fashionable, lightweight, but easy to break
- Sun protection effect: Medium to low
- Breathability: Excellent
- Durability: Poor
3. Comparison of common tissue materials for UPF50+ hats
- Weaving method: plain weave
- Material examples: yellow grass weaving, silk rice weaving
- Sun protection effect: medium to good
- Breathability: Excellent
- Recommended scene: open environment all day
- Weaving method: sail mounted wheel weaving
- Material example: UPF special mounting material
- Sun protection effect: Excellent
- Breathability: Medium
- Recommended scene: tropical travel/heavy sun protection scene
- Weaving method: big hole weaving method
- Material example: iron wire mixed, Coolmax
- Sun protection effect: medium
- Breathability: Excellent
- Recommended scene: activities/story/street shooting
⭐️ Tips: Regardless of the color, if you want to achieve a truly good sun protection effect, you also need to match it with a UPF label. Some dark hats feel hot, but if the material is breathable, it is also a good choice for summer.
4. How to choose the sun hat that suits you best?
4.1 Based on experience
- Wide hood, breathable, UPF logo
- Dark color, overall high light absorption, but should also be breathable
4.2 Based on the scene
- Trendy street photography: grass/paper weaving crafts
- Beach/travel: UPF special mounting material, dark sun protection
- Garden/road running: Coolmax tissue, highest breathability
Conclusion: A good hat is not very trendy, it is tested in summer
To choose the right sun hat, you should consider color + material + breathability + sun protection label at the same time. For first-time choosers, UPF50+ + wide hood + breathable smooth tissue + dark color should be used as the benchmark.
Summer is not about heat resistance, but knowing how to project.