white gold or blue black dress and gold? and black? sets the Internet ablaze with color debate Why is it so hard

In this video, I paint the infamous white-gold/blue-black dress while unpacking why we all saw it differentlyand what that reveals about color theory, perception, and the human brain

The very existence of the dress challenged our entire understanding of color vision

This fight is about more than just social mediait's about primal biology and the way human eyes and brains have evolved to see color in a sunlit world

'The white and gold dress' mystery solved: Scientists reveal the REAL colours of garment which went viral The garment took the internet by storm in February, with people disagreeing over whether the stripes were blue and black or white and gold It was the mystery which left people doubting what they were seeing with their own eyes - but now scientists claim they have solved the riddle of the colours of 'the dress'

This is because the image is bistable, similar to the famous Rubin vase illusion

Which is why its awkward when disagreements ariseit suggests one party either is ignorant, is malicious, has an agenda, or is crazy