Why nobody could agree on the color of that dress on X The dress was a viral online phenomenon in 2015, centered on a photograph of a dress that people disagreed on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. Within a ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The Dress Debate: Black & Blue or White & Gold? Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times 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