Easy Care Blue Graph Check Dress Shirt 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 Color White And Gold Dress Blue And Black Original The Science Behind The Dress The New York Times ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive Is the dress blue or gold? The phenomenon originated in a photograph of a dress posted on Facebook in 2015. The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph