A polyester obtained by polymerizing an acid component and a diol component, wherein the acid component comprises a major amount of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and the diol component comprises a major amount of ethylene glycol, wherein an antimony element is present in said polyester in a content of from 50 to 350 ppm, the number of metallic antimony particles having a diameter of 0.5 μm or more is 30,000 or more per 100 mg of polyester, the ratio of the number of particles having a diameter of 0.5 μm to less than 0.6 μm is 70% or more, and the Hunter L value is 80 or more.