ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive Black & blue or gold & white? Mystery of the dress solved The Economic Times Here's why people saw the dress differently. So I searched up the black and blue dress : r opticalillusions The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example