ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive This image continues to divide the world: What color do you Blue and black or white and gold? It's been a full decade since "The Dress "took over the internet, yet @itsthemind The Dress remix of a post via @hardwire_media, Which team are you? , #White&Gold, #Black&Blue, In 2015, a photo of a dress went viral because people couldnt agree on its colorssome The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example