This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? Where can you even find a nice white and gold dress these days : r pics @thetinderblog Ten years ago, a photo of a dress posted on Tumblr sparked a massive debate: was it blue and black or white and gold? Millions argued online, and even celebrities joined in. Scientists Weird some see white and gold some see the real colour blue and black .has to do with light absorption in ypur eyesrods and cones ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive Here's why people saw the dress differently.