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19. That is one hideously ugly dress regardless of color.....

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Fri Feb 27, 2015, 07:08 AM

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The internet is losing its composure over this dress that might be white and gold or black and blue [View all] boston bean Feb 2015 OP

You're wrong. Trash your electronics if that's really what JimDandy Feb 2015 #1

That's really what I am seeing, and I'm not gonna trash my electronics! boston bean Feb 2015 #2

Your screen is not producing the blue color. JimDandy Feb 2015 #6

Welp, I don't have grand children boston bean Feb 2015 #10

This is for others then who JimDandy Feb 2015 #28

You are WRONG, Francis already explained this for the intertubes snooper2 Feb 2015 #37

LOL JimDandy Feb 2015 #40

Hahahaha wtf. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2015 #92

It is not the tech. TM99 Feb 2015 #83

The problem is the picture looks like it was white-washed online RockaFowler Feb 2015 #3

I've looked at it a bunch of times, always looks white and gold. boston bean Feb 2015 #4

Prior DU Lounge discussion... PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #5

I think it's dumb and dumber Android3.14 Feb 2015 #7

THREAD WINNER! nt LiberalElite Feb 2015 #11

Blue and gold. The blue part is blue and the gold part is gold... DanTex Feb 2015 #8

That is the same way it looked to me. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #13

It appears blue... onyourleft Feb 2015 #39

Same here. Xyzse Feb 2015 #54

Blue and gold. applegrove Feb 2015 #65

WHITE-AND-GOLD- LiberalElite Feb 2015 #9

There is another one that says it is pink on there too: Jamastiene Feb 2015 #16

NOW you've done it! LiberalElite Feb 2015 #17

Exactly! Jamastiene Feb 2015 #20

The white part does have a blue tint to it, but Jamastiene Feb 2015 #12

Those are my thoughts exactly... Phentex Feb 2015 #14

Try squinting. pnwmom Feb 2015 #90

If that's white then what are the colors in the background? hobbit709 Feb 2015 #15

holy shit! when I focused in on the background colors, the dress now appears boston bean Feb 2015 #18

More fun with it: Jamastiene Feb 2015 #21

Yup Scootaloo Feb 2015 #26

Funny, I wrote a poem about this after I smoked weed with a guy who was colorblind. bravenak Feb 2015 #73

That is one hideously ugly dress regardless of color..... peacebird Feb 2015 #19

Blue/Gold. Here are some pixel colors, taken from the image. DanTex Feb 2015 #22

That is what I thought. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #23

I don't see any black at all, either. Maybe brown or dark brown. DanTex Feb 2015 #25

I copied the image to photoshop used the eyedropper tool LiberalFighter Feb 2015 #77

Looks to me that the actual dress is white and gold, but... TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #24

I see gold and white, both my daughters see blue and black. Wonder if it's an age thing. randome Feb 2015 #27

Yes you would. Codeine Feb 2015 #36

So what color are those lips? I see green. randome Feb 2015 #38

I see white and gold. bravenak Feb 2015 #29

Weird Bettie Feb 2015 #30

Could it be an optical illusion? alarimer Feb 2015 #31

The dress is officially black and blue. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #32

Yes, but it's a terrible, over-exposed picture with the white balance off. Quixote1818 Feb 2015 #93

I'm reminded of a terrible gag an old co-worker used to pull blogslut Feb 2015 #33

white and gold. my son asked me last night and said internet flipping over it. seabeyond Feb 2015 #34

Doesn't matter. Nobody can carry off horizontal stripes. Lars39 Feb 2015 #35

Looks brown and white to me nt Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #41

Am I the only one who sees fuschia and chartreuse? Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #42

What dress? pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #43

Thread Winner! Number23 Feb 2015 #67

The internet used to have "composure"? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2015 #44

last night on my teevee, it was white and gold, today here on my computer it's black and blue 2banon Feb 2015 #45

Clearly blue and black. Don't know how people can see otherwise. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #46

Its just a brightness/contrast difference that is causing it. DCBob Feb 2015 #47

Taking the background into account, my mind still reads blue and black. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #51

Just cover up the background and what do you see? DCBob Feb 2015 #56

Sure--washed out pale blue and darker gray, to me. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #59

Well that's pretty much it.. DCBob Feb 2015 #60

both of those are blue and black Skittles Feb 2015 #79

There's a fine line between the colors seen... DCBob Feb 2015 #95

I see blue and black mcar Feb 2015 #48

IVE SWITCHED!!! AngryAmish Feb 2015 #49

It looks blue and muddy brown to me. ananda Feb 2015 #50

Same here AgingAmerican Feb 2015 #87

As I'm sure he was there when the dress was made, Bill O'Reilly should be able to sort this out. bluesbassman Feb 2015 #52

In this picture, this dess is Black and blue, not that I wold wear it. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #53

hahaha!! look at all you people with "normal" color-vision! who's got the disability now lol! unblock Feb 2015 #55

Is this a trick question? (nt) stone space Feb 2015 #57

Totally wish it would have stayed on Facebook... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #58

How is this a thing? The ugly blue&black dress is an eye test? An iPad test? Hekate Feb 2015 #61

The Internet needs to get a life. n/t Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #62

Blue and brown or gold here. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #63

Dammit, apparently can't link a FB image Android3.14 Feb 2015 #64

I've looked at this thread three different times today suffragette Feb 2015 #66

to my 56 year old eyes, it appears bluish-white and gold.... steve2470 Feb 2015 #68

Fee fee fi fi fo fo fum... KamaAina Feb 2015 #69

The dress is Black and Blue. Anyone who says otherwise is simply Uncivilized. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #70

If your mind processes the computer screen as a window you see white and gold. hunter Feb 2015 #71

This am in natural day light it was white/ gold. Now in dim light its black/blue riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #72

Ok, now this one is black and blue Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #74

Obviously, ballabosh Feb 2015 #75

Periwinkle and Puce. stage left Feb 2015 #80

This had me baffled yesterday. I see it both ways. pa28 Feb 2015 #76

No, you aren't the only one. Yesterday I only saw white and gold. smirkymonkey Feb 2015 #96

The dress plays tricks on a person's mind for several reasons Quixote1818 Feb 2015 #78

i see the blue hue but assume it is white and gold Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #81

Freaky optical illusion. backscatter712 Feb 2015 #82

No, it depended both on how the light was hitting it Warpy Feb 2015 #84

Looks blue and brown to me. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #85

This is the Emperor's new way to get you to click on a Facebook link, I suspect. McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #86

I think it has something to do with the screens laundry_queen Feb 2015 #88

The angle of your monitor can change it as well. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2015 #94

Here's the dress from the store sakabatou Feb 2015 #89

I still see white and gold romanic Feb 2015 #91