# Sperm Color...What's the difference? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 17, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-color-whats-the-difference/137202 "2002-11-17T20:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cryptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@Cryptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-color-whats-the-difference/137202/1 "2002-11-17T20:33:26Z")
What is the difference between the different colors? Ive seen: Colorless (color mine is…) White (in porno movies) Light brown (happen to me once… don know what to think) Anyways… Whats the best color to have? and are the other colors bad? ---
**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-color-whats-the-difference/137202/2 "2002-11-17T20:57:54Z")
From [JackinWorld.com](http://www.jackinworld.com): > [@](#): > > Semen color and consistency vary from person to person, and even for one person it can vary over time. Contrary to popular belief, having milky semen does not necessarily mean you are more fertile or “potent” than someone with clearer semen . . . . Semen can vary in color from white to gray to clear to yellowish to even a little brownish. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sperm-color-whats-the-difference/137202/3 "2002-11-17T23:14:35Z")
Lumpy semen is also within the range of normal. A urologist told me it’s nothing to worry about.