The invention provides a
colored golf ball comprising a core, a cover having a plurality of dimples formed on its surface, wherein the
golf ball is two-piece structure consisting of a core and a cover, and the surface of the ball is coated with a
coating comprising a pearlescent
pigment. The ball satisfies the following conditions:(i) a
color difference ΔE* between the core and the ball of at least 30;(ii) the core has a transparency which is up to 10% in terms of total
transmittance and up to 1.0% in terms of parallel
transmittance;(iii) the core has a
lightness L* value, expressed in the L*a*b* color
system based on JIS Z8729, of at least 82;(iv) the ball has a
lightness L* value of at least 50;(v) the
lightness L* value of the ball≦the lightness L* value of the core;(vi) the cover has a thickness of from 0.1 to 2.1 mm,(vii) the cover has a transparency which is at least 50% in terms of total
transmittance and at least 1.0% in terms of parallel transmittance; and(viii) the cover has a
haze (H), mentioned in JIS K7105 (1981), of up to 98.The two-piece
colored golf ball of the invention is a fluorescent ball which nonetheless retains a sense of transparency and has a high-quality feel, in addition to which it has a good
weather resistance and is capable of preventing a change in color.