ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold Blue or Gold? #THEDRESS. The Dress by Vicky Chen Clear as Mud Medium The Dress That Broke the Internet, and the Woman Who Started It All 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