Can Color Change Affect UV-Vis Spectrometry Readings at 270 nm?

[davejieal]

i am conducting my thesis and i am adsorbing phenol with activated carbon, my original solution is clear(colorless) but when i cntact it with the adsorbent and filter it after a certain time, it became colored of some very pale yellow. i am just wondering will the color change have an effect on the reading on the spectrometer if my basis is 270 nm for the wavelength of phenol?

 

[davejieal]

a little help wuold be very very helpful