Ultra-bright, neon hues of yellow, pink and orange are exploding all over the courts at Flushing Meadows, with players decked out in outfits down to the socks and shoelaces that make a screaming ...

Can't take blinding bright neon shirts, neon sneakers, neon laces, neon rackets, neon handbags, neon wristbands, neon socks, neon tacos, neon cocktails, neon Pomeranians, and the neon Dick Enberg ...

And yet, wearing neon, which includes that family of colors also known as “hot,” “electric” and “acid,” can seem as if you’re turning into the human equivalent of a highlighter pen.