The Dress: Black and Blue or White and Gold? ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive White and gold or blue and black? What colour is the dress? London Evening Standard The Standard Blue black or white gold? The dress debate is over Blue cocktail dress with gold heels In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color perception