Black and blue or white and gold? The dress color debate rages online The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see How to see The Dress BOTH ways (Black & Blue or White & Gold) Toy Life 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