You may have heard about the dress that has gone viral on the internet as people all over the world debate whether it is gold and white or black and blue. Although those a very different colours, many people swear it is gold and white while others are positive that it is blue and black….so what’s the truth?
No matter what colour you see, you’re not wrong – the dress is both colours depending on who and where you are. It is believed that the colour of the dress depends on the brightness of the room and of the background the dress is printed on.
There are also 2 different kinds of cells in your eyes that allow the brain to see colours. Rods are more sensitive to light but not colour while cones are less sensitive to light but more to colour. Having more rods than cones is what leads to colour blindness.
Having more of one or the other will lead you to see the dress as white and gold or blue and black – it all depends on how your brain decides to interpret the colour. So what colour do you see?
Article written by D Mulhern
104 Responses
It is gold and white! People can’ u see that!
It Is Blue And Black
i see brown and white
it’s black and blue
i see blue and grey lolollo
blue and grey
i see white and gold
this is actually black and blue cant you see the colours omg
gold and white
White and gold for sure
CLEARLY blue and black
I see white and gold.
blue&black why did they ask!!
Look I am a girl and this is so white and gold!!!!!
<3 Allybelly31
the dress is gold and white and the cardergan is blue and black see!
white and gold? lol xD
what the ?
i see White and Gold 🙂
i see white and gold
blue and gold?
blue & grey
blue and black 😉
i see gold and white
but my dad see’s gold and blue
i think it is very clever how they must of done the dress
id love to wear that dress
This is definitely blue and grey!
how can it be gold and white it is blue and black
and oso its not blue and grey
Gold a white obviously(-_-/)
White and Gold 😀
It’s blue black/gold
Gold and White close up, Black and blue far away
its just the light
I see Blue and black but my sister sees gold and white also my mum. Also my dads sees blue and black like Me
Both
I see white and gold
I SEEEEEEeeeee…….
GOLD AND WHITE
i think it is blue and gold–
Gold and white is better 🙂 B-) 😉
I also see gold and white
I see black and gold. When I showed this to my parents, they got into an argument over which colours it was. My dad called my mom colourblind.
Its should be gold and white if ya look closely
I see gold and white
Look from far away
Blue and black
Green and blue
Amazing?!?!?!?
Oh come on I went to two different rooms in my house and it’s still gold and white!!
I can see gold and white while my mum and sister both see black and blue.
MIND BLOWN (*o*)
i see blue and black
Wow that’s weird
Blue And Black
interesting??????
Gold and white
I think it is green or blue
Its Gold & White because your eyes are much closer to the dress.
#EYESARETRICKY
Have any of you red the article no matter what couler you see its right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????????$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$*******************************
White and gold
blue and black
I see blue and black.
From 3 metres away I see blue and black but close up I see gold and blue
white and gold
blue and black
its gold and white jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyssssssssss
I think its different from the other people but I see white and gold
I think blue and black but my friends think white and gold
emilyp2204
cool dress
I see blue and purple
BLUE & BLACK GEH ALL YOU GUYS ARE WRONG
I don’t know how people think that dress is white and gold!
I can see blue and black and almost everyone else I know can see blue and black!
It Blue and Black can’t you see it
everyone knows that its blue and black B-) 🙂 🙂 and not white and gold:(
It looks blue and black and goldesh ???????????**
I see gold and white although I know that it is blue and black
it’s quite clear that it’s blue and black. well at least that’s what i think. lol
White and gold
White and gold are you colour blinds
you guys are blind its blue and black!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I see blue and black
if u guys had seen the facebook post that is currently all over the news u wouldn’t be arguing over which colour it is.
it is gold and white dummies!
I can see blue and gold
gold and white but there is another picture of the dress
black and blue
I see blue and gold but its really blue and black
My dad’s boss put the image through an image reader, its blue and black.
the real dress is gold & white
IT GOLD AND WHITE NOT BLACK AND BLUE AND + THE REAL DRESS IS GOLD & WHITE
it is clearly BLACK AND BLUE
how do you guys see it as gold and white!!!!
it is blue and black!!!
IT CHANGES COLOUR BY THE LIGHT PEOPLE :/ EVEN MOVE YOUR COMPUTER OR IPAD AROUND TO DIFFERENT LIGHT AND CHANGES 😀
its tots gold and white
it gold and white
Blue & Black
gold and white i say its a cool dress???
It’s gold and white,no it’s black and blue oh i can’t make up my mind
Its actually blue and black
what is the real answer? I am pretty sure it’s blue and black because the picture looks like gold & white but that’s because of the sun, so it’s probably black & blue.
I see gold and blue
Blue and black
Ooooo scientific! I think white and gold. ? ?➕?
It is actually just the lighting on your technology that your using. So if the brightness is high it will be a different colour then when the brightness is low
It’s obviously white and gold
blue and black
definitely light blue and gold