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What Color Are Tennis Balls?

Steve Artressia

You don’t have to be colorblind to think something is a different color than someone else. People are debating the color of standard TENNIS BALLS online. Originally, tennis balls were white, but were switched to yellowish-green in 1972 so they’d show up better on TV. They can come in almost any color, but the standard, common ones are FLUORESCENT YELLOW. Or are they? In a new poll . . .

  • 55% said normal tennis balls are yellow . . .
  • 38% said green . . .
  • 7% said they’re “not sure.”

Interestingly, when broken down by age, people were MORE likely to say green the younger they were.

  • 52% of 18- to 29-year-olds say tennis balls are green . . .
  • Compared to just 15% of folks 65 and older.