Is the dress blue black or white gold? Body Worlds Amsterdam ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive 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 I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium