This absorbent article is provided with an absorbent body and an outer body for holding the absorbent body. The outer body comprises one of the structures (A) to (C) described below, and the difference in total light transmittance in the thickness direction when absorbing moisture as opposed to when dry is 5% or more. The color of the outer body according to the Munsell color system satisfies one of (a) to (c) indicated below. Structure (A): a structure provided with an inner layer sheet located on the skin side of a wearer and comprising thermoplastic fibers, an outer layer sheet located on the non-skin side and comprising thermoplastic fibers, and a cellulose fiber-containing sheet arranged between the inner layer sheet and the outer layer sheet. Structure (B): a structure provided with an inner layer sheet located on the skin side of a wearer and comprising thermoplastic fibers, an outer layer sheet located on the non-skin side and comprising thermoplastic fibers, and a cellulose fiber-containing sheet arranged further toward the skin side of the wearer than the inner layer sheet. Structure (C): a structure provided with an inner layer sheet located on the skin side of a wearer and comprising a thermoplastic fiber part and a cellulose fiber part, and an outer layer sheet located on the non-skin side and comprising thermoplastic fibers. (a) The lightness is N 9.0 (white). (b) The hue is R (red), YR (yellow-red), or Y (yellow), the lightness is V8 or less, and the chroma is C3 or higher. (c) The hue is GY (yellow-green), G (green), BG (blue-green), B (blue), PB (purple-blue), P (purple), or RP (red-purple).La présente invention concerne un article absorbant pourvu d'un corps absorbant et d'un corps externe permettant de maintenir le corps absorbant. Le corps externe comprend l'une des structures (A) à (C) décrites ci-dessous, et la différence de transmittance de lumière totale dans la direction de l'épaisseur lors de l'absorption d'humidité par opposition à l'état
