13 On Your Side: Best colors to wear in heat

10:46 PM, Jul 7, 2012   |    comments
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Health officials say wearing light colored clothing is one of the simplest ways to beat the heat. But are they right?

(WZZM)-Health officials say wearing light colored clothing is one of the simplest ways to beat the heat. But are they right?

WZZM 13 put their findings to the test. Around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, we put five shirts out on our sidewalk to bake. About 20 minutes later, we returned to measure their temperatures. Surprisingly, our black shirt came in at 104 degrees; one degree lower than the red shirt. Next in line was our blue polo, at 103 degrees, followed by the lavender shirt. However the best choice was our white T-shirt, which measured 98 degrees.