ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The dress was a viral online phenomenon in 2015, centered on a photograph of a dress that people disagreed on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. Within a 10 years ago everyone was fighting about the colors of the dress. What color do you see? Silver and gold or blue and black? How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American The black and blue, gold and white dress by Julian Burford on Dribbble