# Lip and Nipple Color (Perhaps TMI) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636 "2005-02-24T03:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/1 "2005-02-24T03:14:29Z")
I’m not quite sure how to phrase this question. My lips, sans lipstick, and my nipples/areola are the same color. I had assumed the same was true for every woman, but tonight my husband seemed bewildered by the concept. We’d been discussing a female acquaintance who’s lips are almost the same shade as the rest of her face. My thought was “Weird! I wonder how that affects her nipples!?”… **Stonebow** ’s response was “WTF are you talking about?” I know, I know…when I assume, it just makes an ass out of me and Uma Thurman. Have I been living in a dream world of my own making? What’s the straight dope on this? Do yours match? (Men **and** women feel free to reply, since I’m assuming we all have lips and nipples.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/2 "2005-02-24T03:21:26Z")
Well, after years of dedicated research, I have come to the conclusion that it just isn’t so. I know some lovely lasses with pale pink lips and brown nipples. There might be a correlation, however. I will gladly do further research upon receiving a suitable grant. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/3 "2005-02-24T03:25:34Z")
This is definately not true for me. ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/4 "2005-02-24T03:27:06Z")
Not the case for me, either…I think the whole brown nipples thing throws everything off, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/5 "2005-02-24T03:46:35Z")
Um, no, mine aren’t remotely close. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/6 "2005-02-24T03:51:27Z")
…and am now officially a freak! Mine match, _and_ I have a freckle on my right eye. Jesus, I may need to donate my body for scientific research. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/7 "2005-02-24T03:52:15Z")
Honestly, I thought I was unusual for a long time in that my nipples aren’t pink. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/8 "2005-02-24T04:12:45Z")
No, not similar at all. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/9 "2005-02-24T04:26:02Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Honestly, I thought I was unusual for a long time in that my nipples aren’t pink. Given your background, wouldn’t it be a lot more unusual if your nipples were pink? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/10 "2005-02-24T04:29:43Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Given your background, wouldn’t it be a lot more unusual if your nipples were pink? 😕 All the nipples you see in media are pink. I mean, not that I saw that many, but I definitely got the wrong impression. And my family was too conservative, I never got a glimpse of another female’s nipples. I never thought about it _much_, but was a little confused. And I should have \*known \* \*\*Shib \*\* would show up in a nipple thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/11 "2005-02-24T04:35:23Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > And I should have \*known \* \*\*Shib \*\* would show up in a nipple thread. 😉 Hey, the thread title made me curious. I’m all for learning about genetic correlations and such. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/12 "2005-02-24T04:36:24Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Hey, the thread title made me curious. I’m all for learning about genetic correlations and such. > 😉 I’m teasing you. Aren’t you going to tell me what the weather is like in FL? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/13 "2005-02-24T04:38:51Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m teasing you. Aren’t you going to tell me what the weather is like in FL? I just turned on the air conditioner; it’s too hot to sleep. Okay, not to bad, but it’s 78 F in the house. It’s much cooler outside but the place we’re in now I can’t open the &%$@ bedroom window. So the ceiling fan is on and the A/C is set to 76. Now, excuse me while I get naked and go to bed… ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/14 "2005-02-24T04:42:03Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I just turned on the air conditioner; it’s too hot to sleep. Okay, not to bad, but it’s 78 F in the house. It’s much cooler outside but the place we’re in now I can’t open the &%$@ bedroom window. So the ceiling fan is on and the A/C is set to 76. Now, excuse me while I get naked and go to bed… It’s cooooooold here, can I come visit? Pleeeeeease? They’re saying snow tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/15 "2005-02-24T04:46:45Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > It’s cooooooold here, can I come visit? Pleeeeeease? They’re saying snow tomorrow. Oh, sure, pretend it’s not the nudity you’re after. FWIW, my man nipples are roughly the same color as my lips (I just checked). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/16 "2005-02-24T04:50:52Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Oh, sure, pretend it’s not the nudity you’re after. I’d love to go nude. Too cold. Oh, is it yours we’re talking about? > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > FWIW, my man nipples are roughly the same color as my lips (I just checked). Addressing the OP? What a concept! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/17 "2005-02-24T04:56:53Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’d love to go nude. Too cold. Oh, is it yours we’re talking about? Well, if you came to visit then going nude would really be the polite thing to do. As for cold and nipples and OPs, I’m sure we can make some sort of measurable connection. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/18 "2005-02-24T04:58:52Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Well, if you came to visit then going nude would really be the polite thing to do. As for cold and nipples and OPs, I’m sure we can make some sort of measurable connection. I’m on my way! But won’t we shock all the old people in Florida? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/19 "2005-02-24T05:12:47Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Um, no, mine aren’t remotely close. Must. not. ask. obvious. question. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636/20 "2005-02-24T05:28:01Z")
Nope, not true for me, either. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lip-and-nipple-color-perhaps-tmi/291636.md?page=2)