ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive This image continues to divide the world: What color do you Blue and black or white and gold? It's been a full decade since "The Dress "took over the internet, yet Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime The science behind the controversial blue black, gold white dress The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph caused many to perceive it as white and gold, creating debate. Within a week, more than ten million tweets had