This explains how the blue black white gold dress illusion was possible. But it doesn't explain why some people saw it one way and some saw it the other, and no one seemed to see Gold Blue Quinceanera Dresses Elegant Sweet 16 Gowns 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 White and gold or blue and black? What colour is the dress? London Evening Standard The Standard ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive David Charles London Girls Royal Blue & Gold Dress HONEYPIEKIDS 2