The present invention relates to an absorbent article comprising a plurality of first colored areas and a second colored area which are viewable by a user from a body-facing side of a topsheet, wherein the second colored area surrounds at least some of the first colored areas, a delta E between the first colored areas and the second colored area is at least about 4.5, an average mean area of the first colored areas is not smaller than about 0.20 mm2, and a density of the first colored areas is about 4-24 areas/cm2.
