# Sweating

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating/753658>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating/753658 "2016-05-02T01:23:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweating/753658/1 "2016-05-02T01:23:48Z")

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Hi Cecil,

Most of us have learned, when returning from the beach in a bathing suit, that sitting in a car with dark upholstery will leave a lasting impression. Darker colors absorb more heat from sunlight than lighter colors. Which got me to thinking:  
All things being equal, when working or exercising in the sun, do people who have darker pigmented skin perspire or breath slightly more to maintain baseline 98.6f temperature?