The Great Dress Debate: White and Gold or Blue and Black? So assuming everyone sees the first image as a gold color, I'm just curious at what point it switches to looking black and blue : r opticalillusions Dress drama: Blue and black or white and gold? What's the science? Genetic Literacy Project 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 The return of the Black Blue dress illusion and more