Is This Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold? Here's What The Experts Say The white and gold dress, and the illusion of free will Felipe Contreras Helen Dress Cotton Voile in Foulard Border Lt Blue Gold Jude Connally XS Foulard Border Lt Blue Gold 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