Why nobody could agree on the color of that dress on X The Dress white & gold or blue & black? Everything else Quarter To Three Forums Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles Times White and gold or blue and black what colour is the dress? An eyewitness gives a definitive answer The Independent The Independent 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 10 years ago everyone was fighting about the colors of the dress. What color do you see? Silver and gold or blue and black?