So, What Color IS That Dress, Anyway? Gold Mermaid Evening Dress High Neck Halter Sheer Illusion V Cutout Open Back All Over Large Gold Sequin Gold Baroque Scroll Vine Lace Embroidery Here's why people saw the dress differently. I See White and Gold, but the Dress Taught Me How We Shape Our Own Reality by Shaant A Culturated Medium In 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing viewers over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. This optical illusion highlighted differences in human color perception