Nipple Color

[LeRoy_Fan]

Is there anything that determines what color a nipple is? OR is it just random between people.

[MoveAlong]

that is a really good question, I've been wondering this myself.

Wikipedia has the answer though:
Two polymers contribute to the color of the areola in humans - brown eumelanin and pheomelanin, a red pigment. The relative amount of these pigments determines the color of the areola, which can vary greatly, ranging from pale pink to dark brown, but generally tending to be paler among people with lighter skin tones and darker among people with darker skin tones. An individual's areolae may also change color over time in response to hormonal changes caused by menstruation, certain medications, and aging. Most notably, the areolae may darken substantially during pregnancy. Some regression to the original color may occur after the baby is born but, again, this varies from individual to individual.

Basically it says that yes, it varies from individual to individual, but generally people with lighter skin tones tend to have pale pink/pink nipples, and people with darker skin tones have darker/brown nipples.

[Requin]

ahhh, now i know. I had been wondering on that too. But don't your nipples get slightly darker around the edges as you go through puberty? Mine has.

[kerry]

ahhh, now i know. I had been wondering on that too. But don't your nipples get slightly darker around the edges as you go through puberty? Mine has.

I they do become a darker colour :rolleyes: