That's a washed-out/overexposed photo of a black-and-blue dress. That may be why, for some, the black lace trimmings appear gold/brown and the dark blue material appears white/light violet.
That's a washed-out/overexposed photo of a black-and-blue dress. That may be why, for some, the black lace trimmings appear gold/brown and the dark blue material appears white/light violet.
If the original dress is black and blue and the photo I linked to has been digitally altered, fair enough. The altered image, to me, definitely looks gold and what looks to be white in the shade.
I can't understand why you're seeing black where the gold is then. I dunno.....maybe it's colour blindness then.
Don't think its anything to do with colour blindness, Its just one of those "illusion" type things where one person will see a face, another will see a horse or frog.
I can't understand why you're seeing black where the gold is then. I dunno.....maybe it's colour blindness then.
Nessyfencer's link explains why people are seeing different colours.
"This image, though, hits some kind of perceptual boundary. That might be because of how people are wired. Human beings evolved to see in daylight, but daylight changes color. That chromatic axis varies from the pinkish red of dawn, up through the blue-white of noontime, and then back down to reddish twilight. “What’s happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you’re trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis,” says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College. “So people either discount the blue side, in which case they end up seeing white and gold, or discount the gold side, in which case they end up with blue and black.”"
I can't understand why you're seeing black where the gold is then. I dunno.....maybe it's colour blindness then.
I saw white and gold earlier, plain as day. I couldn't fathom how people were seeing blue, let alone black. Now all I can see is blue and black, and I can't imagine how I saw white and gold. It's a headf**k.
Nessyfencer's link explains why people are seeing different colours.
"This image, though, hits some kind of perceptual boundary. That might be because of how people are wired. Human beings evolved to see in daylight, but daylight changes color. That chromatic axis varies from the pinkish red of dawn, up through the blue-white of noontime, and then back down to reddish twilight. “What’s happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you’re trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis,” says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College. “So people either discount the blue side, in which case they end up seeing white and gold, or discount the gold side, in which case they end up with blue and black.”"
It's fascinating!
Mm... Weird. I guess it's a question of who's seeing the right colour in the image I linked to?
Nessyfencer's link explains why people are seeing different colours.
"This image, though, hits some kind of perceptual boundary. That might be because of how people are wired. Human beings evolved to see in daylight, but daylight changes color. That chromatic axis varies from the pinkish red of dawn, up through the blue-white of noontime, and then back down to reddish twilight. “What’s happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you’re trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis,” says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College. “So people either discount the blue side, in which case they end up seeing white and gold, or discount the gold side, in which case they end up with blue and black.”"
It's fascinating!
That reminds me of a police officer's visit at our school. He played a short video of a car driving past at night, and asked each of us to write down our descriptions of that car. Half of the class wrote that the car colour was black, and the rest thought it was dark blue.
The officer played another short video. Same car, but this time it was in daylight. The car was vivid red. He said that at night, red appears black or dark blue to most people. Heh.
That reminds me of a police officer's visit at our school. He played a short video of a car driving past at night, and asked each of us to write down our descriptions of that car. Half of the class wrote that the car colour was black, and the rest thought it was dark blue.
The officer played another short video. Same car, but this time it was in daylight. The car was vivid red. He said that at night, red appears black or dark blue to most people. Heh.
And I suppose a lot will come down to our individual rod/cone ratio when our brains are trying to interpret colour.
I can't understand why you're seeing black where the gold is then. I dunno.....maybe it's colour blindness then.
I couldn't understand how people were seeing it as blue and black, because all I could see was white and gold. Then I started seeing it as blue and black and have since seen it as a kind of lilac colour and black. It's made me feel like I'm losing my mind lol
Lol it's so funny how angry some people are getting over this. Personally I think it's fascinating how the brain and eyes work. I believe the explanation that the colours are on the edge and the brain decides what colours to filter so some people see it totally different.
It's definitely a rich navy blue and black to me but this morning I did look again and I briefly saw the white and gold. Freaky!
As far as I can tell, the actual dress is a deep blue with black trim, but the overexposed picture is light purple-blue with a brown trim.
There is a very bright background, and some people's compensate for this by making everything look darker, so the dress becomes blue with a black trim. Some people's brains assume that the brightness of the background means that the foreground looks darker than it should be, so they make everything lighter.
I thought I was missing out but I eventually got to see both versions.
If you look at the blue/black version carefully, you can still see the gold highlights where somebody has monkeyed around with the colour-balance.
I'm guessing somebody took the picture using a camera-phone with a very "cold" LED flash, tried to remove the blue tint in photoshop and found they could completely change the colour of the dress so they thought they'd have a bit of fun with it.
Also, all the people who're coming out with wacky suggestions for what colours are involved really need to get their monitor colour-calibration sorted.
What colour do you all see here? 3 different colours?
I see three pictures of the same white and gold dress. The first in good light, the second in slight shade, and the third in even darker lighting conditions.
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I can't understand why you're seeing black where the gold is then. I dunno.....maybe it's colour blindness then.
That's a washed-out/overexposed photo of a black-and-blue dress. That may be why, for some, the black lace trimmings appear gold/brown and the dark blue material appears white/light violet.
If you alter the contrast and colour on your monitor it changes.
If the original dress is black and blue and the photo I linked to has been digitally altered, fair enough. The altered image, to me, definitely looks gold and what looks to be white in the shade.
Don't think its anything to do with colour blindness, Its just one of those "illusion" type things where one person will see a face, another will see a horse or frog.
Nessyfencer's link explains why people are seeing different colours.
"This image, though, hits some kind of perceptual boundary. That might be because of how people are wired. Human beings evolved to see in daylight, but daylight changes color. That chromatic axis varies from the pinkish red of dawn, up through the blue-white of noontime, and then back down to reddish twilight. “What’s happening here is your visual system is looking at this thing, and you’re trying to discount the chromatic bias of the daylight axis,” says Bevil Conway, a neuroscientist who studies color and vision at Wellesley College. “So people either discount the blue side, in which case they end up seeing white and gold, or discount the gold side, in which case they end up with blue and black.”"
It's fascinating!
I saw white and gold earlier, plain as day. I couldn't fathom how people were seeing blue, let alone black. Now all I can see is blue and black, and I can't imagine how I saw white and gold. It's a headf**k.
Yep, that's what Adobe says.
I see white and gold.
Mm... Weird. I guess it's a question of who's seeing the right colour in the image I linked to?
That reminds me of a police officer's visit at our school. He played a short video of a car driving past at night, and asked each of us to write down our descriptions of that car. Half of the class wrote that the car colour was black, and the rest thought it was dark blue.
The officer played another short video. Same car, but this time it was in daylight. The car was vivid red. He said that at night, red appears black or dark blue to most people. Heh.
And I suppose a lot will come down to our individual rod/cone ratio when our brains are trying to interpret colour.
My twin sister however only see's White and Gold.
Cool.
Clearly the screen you see it on has a big influence.
What colour do you all see here? 3 different colours?
1st two are white and gold, the 3rd is blue and black.
First one for me is sliver/ blue and brown. 2nd mid blue and black 3rd deep blue and black
But, I still see Gold and White.
I couldn't understand how people were seeing it as blue and black, because all I could see was white and gold. Then I started seeing it as blue and black and have since seen it as a kind of lilac colour and black. It's made me feel like I'm losing my mind lol
It's definitely a rich navy blue and black to me but this morning I did look again and I briefly saw the white and gold. Freaky!
There is a very bright background, and some people's compensate for this by making everything look darker, so the dress becomes blue with a black trim. Some people's brains assume that the brightness of the background means that the foreground looks darker than it should be, so they make everything lighter.
I thought I was missing out but I eventually got to see both versions.
If you look at the blue/black version carefully, you can still see the gold highlights where somebody has monkeyed around with the colour-balance.
I'm guessing somebody took the picture using a camera-phone with a very "cold" LED flash, tried to remove the blue tint in photoshop and found they could completely change the colour of the dress so they thought they'd have a bit of fun with it.
Also, all the people who're coming out with wacky suggestions for what colours are involved really need to get their monitor colour-calibration sorted.
I see three pictures of the same white and gold dress. The first in good light, the second in slight shade, and the third in even darker lighting conditions.