The Dress Causes Internet to Go Crazy, Debate Over Whether It's White and Gold or Black and Blue TechEBlog The Science Behind the Dress Illusion Eyepic Eye Care Science Explains Why People Can't Agree On The Color Of This Dress News9.com Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times 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 Here's why people saw the dress differently.