Susan in TN Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Standard, typical tennis ball. Not talking about technical shades. Just what you would call that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Lime Green I think the defining point of 'lime' helps to indicate the yellowness (however, Australian limes tend to be lighter and yellower than what I see from Americans so this might be cultural!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 A greenish yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Wow, I had no idea that "green" was even an option. Is this about how people perceive colors, or about learning colors differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Lime Green I think the defining point of 'lime' helps to indicate the yellowness (however, Australian limes tend to be lighter and yellower than what I see from Americans so this might be cultural!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I call it chartreuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I think it is yellow-green out of the old Crayola box, but I'd just call it yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivey Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow. My kids' tennis club also has them work with green tennis balls that are softer, so everyone refers to regular tennis balls as being yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I polled everyone in the house. Five of us (me, all three sons, and the neighbor girl) say green, dh says yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Amarillo! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 My boys say yellowish - green, my daughter says yellow unless you are under 10 - then it is green dot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow. The one above is a greenish yellow or chartreuse (shown below). This one is just yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Yellow. ITF, ATP and USTA rules provide for use of a yellow ball. So what you think of as a typical ball is yellow. But it looks kind of greenish to me:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 My boys say yellowish - green, my daughter says yellow unless you are under 10 - then it is green dot. What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddcrook Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Anyone who is saying green has a vision problem. Clearly it is not green. (kidding, but I'm really not seeing green) Actually, I seem to have a memory problem. When I read the question, I pictured in my head a green tennis ball. When I look at the pictures posted above, it is clear the balls are yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Actually, I seem to have a memory problem. When I read the question, I pictured in my head a green tennis ball. When I look at the pictures posted above, it is clear the balls are yellow. Same here! That's so strange... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Lime green is my favorite color. Tennis balls are not my favorite color. Tennis balls are like the same yellow used for classic highlighter pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I would call it a slightly greenish bright neon yellow. Clear as mud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Wow, I had no idea that "green" was even an option. Is this about how people perceive colors, or about learning colors differently? This is an interesting question. Dh, who is partially colorblind, says it is yellow. The rest of my family and I have always called them green. At this point I don't think we are seeing different colors though, even with the colorblindness issue. The Dunlop looks yellow to me, but the Propenn and the Wilson ds had today look more green. I read somewhere that the official color "optic yellow" is actually considered a shade of green. When I was young, I called "purple" what the Crayola Crayon calls "violet". The kids in my 3rd grade class were always correcting me and I thought they should just shut up about it. I think that is just how I learned that color, and am probably teaching my children incorrectly. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 This is so weird. When I read the question I immediately thought green. But clearly the photos posted are yellow. Idk. Maybe I've got color issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Chartreuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 "Spalding green." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I was going to say either greenish yellow or yellowish green. But that wasn't an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Neon yellow (with a greenish undertone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I was thinking fluorescent yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Green. When we sort Legos, the clear ones the color of tennis balls go into the green bin :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yellow when new, but then I'd say dirty canary, which I am reluctant to Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Greenish yellow was my first thought. Then, looking at the poll options, I thought I should go with yellow but was not really happy with that because they feel more green to me :tongue_smilie: . Then I did an image search to look at with fresh eyes. There are 2 definite types of standard tennis balls (some are yellow). Then I asked dh, and without hesitation his answer was green. That feels right to me too. So we are going with green. Final answer. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 What does that mean? The USTA introduced a new ball about a year ago to the 10 and under age group. The ball has a giant green dot on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The USTA introduced a new ball about a year ago to the 10 and under age group. The ball has a giant green dot on it. Ah, OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 A google image search shows some balls that are yellow like the ones posted here, and some with more of a green tinge. Mentally, I can see them both ways. My immediate mental tennis ball was green-tinged yellow, and not straight yellow like the balls here, but, if forced to choose, I'd say more fluorescent yellow than green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 On the rare occasion that I need to describe that particular color, I will say "tennis ball yellow" even though there is a hint of green in there. I vote that we come up with another name to describe the color ~~~ "Grellow". :coolgleamA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Actually, I seem to have a memory problem. When I read the question, I pictured in my head a green tennis ball. When I look at the pictures posted above, it is clear the balls are yellow. ^^ This, for me, too. Very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I call it chartreuse. Me, too. It is a yellow-green color. Yellow is a primary color (pure color, no mixture) and because this clearly has a greenish cast to it, I called it green. I didn't choose other only because you said not too, but it's yellow-green. I have worked as an artist and still do it for a hobby. There is no yellow straight out of the tube that is that color. http://www.oldholland.com/products/classic-oil-colours/classic-oil-colours-colour-chart/ For instance, if you look at this chart, it's a diluted form of the cinnabar green or the yellow-green (see far right side.) None of the yellows has a strong green cast like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Chartreuse is halfway between yellow and green. Depending on how you look at it, everyone's right or only the Other votes are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I second fluorescent yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Other. Neon yellow-green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Holy cow! I immediately voted yellow. Then I asked my kids and ALL FIVE said green. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodob Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Tennis balls have a flourescent color. Where the main difference with flourescent colors, is that the color is mixed with molecules that also reflect ultra-violet light. Which can make a color 2 to 3 times brighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Definitely yellow. Though that charteuse shade looks like the shade of yellow. I've never heard the word charteuse before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 now, you're making me want to go make a key lime pie . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I call it day-Glo yellow. I have no idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 neon lime green with a strong yellow accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Chartreuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Glad to know I am right; they are yellow. Dh has been insisting that I am wrong and they are green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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