Patent ID: 7241280

Claim:
An absorbent article having an upper surface, a lower surface and a periphery, 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 user facing surface facing upwardly toward the upper 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; an insert positioned between the topsheet and the absorbent core, and the insert having at least a first layer, the first layer having a colored portion, the colored portion being viewable from the viewing surface of the topsheet, the colored portion having a first shade and a second shade, the first shade being positioned substantially centrally within the second shade, the second shade being different from the first shade, wherein the second shade is white.