ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive Oh no I think my 6 year old son is colorblind!!!!! his shirt is black and his button is blue and he says the dress are the same colors as his shirt and pin. Theres no way . Its clearly white and 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 Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Nation World normantranscript.com Green Gold Dress Illusion Science Of 'the Dress': Why We Confuse White Gold With Blue White Gold Dress Illusion Black Blue Yellow White Dress TheDress