Patent ID: 7972317

Claim:
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, the absorbent article comprising: a topsheet having a bottom surface and a viewing surface positioned opposite to the bottom surface, the viewing surface facing upwardly towards the upper surface of the absorbent article; a backsheet having a garment facing surface and a user facing surface positioned oppositely to the garment facing surface, the backsheet being joined to the topsheet; an absorbent core having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite to the top surface, the absorbent core being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; the topsheet having a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a first shade, the first shade comprising a plurality of first printed marks, the colored portion having a second shade adjacent the first shade, the second shade comprising a plurality of second printed marks, the second shade being different from the first shade, the second shade being substantially surrounded by a portion that is white and that extends to the periphery.