Optical illusion: Dress colour debate goes global BBC News ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive This dress went viral over 10 years ago because everyone was seeing different colors! I see black and blue, others see gold & white, it's the strangest thing! what colors do The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie The whole internet is arguing about the colour of this 'white and gold' dress (or is it blue and black?) The Mirror The Blue Black or White Gold Dress and Questioning Reality Psychology Today