The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet 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 BLACK, WHITE, AND A TOUCH OF GOLD Grace J Silla The Dress": Why People See White and Gold or Blue and Black That Dress is Blue and Yellow!