The Science Behind the Black and Blue (or White and Gold) Dress 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 The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times The Dress that is (Still) Freaking Out the Internet HuffPost Women 10 years ago, this dress was posted on social media causing a viral debate on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. The phenomenon revealed differences in human color