What colour is this dress?

Fwiw

This dress (as shown in OP) has always looked "non-shiny" gold and pale blue to me, under that light.

I clearly see the black and blue colours when it's not under that light though.
What I am more interested in really is:

How many people see what I see as pale blue as "pure white" or something?
What percentage of people see things each way?

Interesting exercise, but hardly worth getting worked up about :)
 
How many people see what I see as pale blue as "pure white" or something?
What percentage of people see things each way?

There are also some who have steadily seen it as faded blue hinting at purple + dull gold, which apparently is what the colour chart analyses give.

There is also an effect where if you look at something red for a while (or a white wall lit by a red light) then look at something white (can be same wall with red light switched off), then for a short time the wall will look green.
This is because processing in the brain changes the weightings for red if you stare at red too long and takes time to readapt when you look away. It is the same with blue and yellow, by the way.

Some good fun can also be had with shadows cast on a wall from objects with different colour lights shining on them. The mixed shadows themselves then seem to have colours that none of the lights are shining in. :)
 
The photo in the OP is not the real photo. It has been purposely manipulated whether during the photography or afterwards in a software program. If you look on the designer's website you'll see the original photo which is black and Navy blue (dark blue). I clearly see this photo as gold and white, and yet the photo from the original website where it is sold is clearly black and blue. If you see the dress in real life, under normal conditions, you will see black and blue. Someone manipulated the contrast, curves, color channels, whatever, of a photo in order to put it at a point where some people will perceive it differently.

I saw the original version of THIS photo, and if I put it into photoshop and hit INVERT it looks like the one the OP posted.

Someone purposely trolled the internet with this photo, knowing just the right amount of manipulation to cause a fuss. They were successful. Congratulations on everyone for being trolled.

The designer's sales went through the roof at over 350% added sales since that argument blew up the internet. She now has plans to create an actual white and gold version as well. Sounds like a clever marketing plot to me.
 
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The photo in the OP is not the real photo. It has been purposely manipulated whether during the photography or afterwards in a software program. If you look on the designer's website you'll see the original photo which is black and Navy blue (dark blue). I clearly see this photo as gold and white, and yet the photo from the original website where it is sold is clearly black and blue. If you see the dress in real life, under normal conditions, you will see black and blue. Someone manipulated the contrast, curves, color channels, whatever, of a photo in order to put it at a point where some people will perceive it differently.

I saw the original version of THIS photo, and if I put it into photoshop and hit INVERT it looks like the one the OP posted.

Someone purposely trolled the internet with this photo, knowing just the right amount of manipulation to cause a fuss. They were successful. Congratulations on everyone for being trolled.


You are missing the point. It's the fact that the image can be seen in different ways depending on your eyes that is what makes it interesting. Whether or not someone manipulated the image or not is completely irrelevant and what her mother thinks of the dress is really only in the interest of the daily mail...

That the perception of the same image can vary so much between individuals is the point.
 
Saw just the title of the thread, did not read any of the post, saw 5 seconds on the news (was the main subject) before changing the channel.

This week ISIS overran few Assyrian villages and took around 300 hostages, women and kids included.

They used construction gear to start destroy ancient statues and monuments.

I will tell you what color that dress is, is the color of utter stupidity.
 
Saw just the title of the thread, did not read any of the post, saw 5 seconds on the news (was the main subject) before changing the channel.

This week ISIS overran few Assyrian villages and took around 300 hostages, women and kids included.

They used construction gear to start destroy ancient statues and monuments.

I will tell you what color that dress is, is the color of utter stupidity.

Sometimes some light relief from the continual bombardment of the atrocities of the world is required in the media. There used to be a balance of news, between all the awful things which are going on, alongside the amazing human endeavours discoveries and kindness.

I can understand the point of view in that our attention should not be diverted by a silly optical illusion to the true monstrosities of the world, however I do think it is pertinent to strike a balance.

Unfortunately our media has all but succumb to the notion that good news is no news, so fills our screens and minds with so much of the vileness around us. So a little optical illusion from time to time, should certainly never be comparable, or viewed as a hindrance... in my humble opinion.
 
So a little optical illusion from time to time, should certainly never be comparable, or viewed as a hindrance... in my humble opinion.

Please do not take my above comment personally, it was not meant to you as OP but exactly to media in general.

In my opinion, news are mostly an optical illusion nowadays. If people would see raw, real footage without any blurred images or footage, without covering up so much of the ugly modern life even in Europe and US, it would not be an illusion. Raw, scary, gut wrenching footage to wake people up (maybe).

Escaping to lighter subjects will not change reality, which reality has the nasty habit to come near us all, sooner than later.

Just my :twocents:, will not bother this thread again, and hopefully my comment will not be removed because some forum rules being against talking bad about murderers.
 
Right now it is white and gold but when i looked at it last night it was blue and black :wise:
 
Escaping to lighter subjects will not change reality, which reality has the nasty habit to come near us all, sooner than later.

True but if you aren't going to fight the evil, feed the poor and right the wrong tonight yourself, you may as well join the discussion of the first world problems like everyone else.

After all, you're sitting on a gaming site while all that happens.
 
That the perception of the same image can vary so much between individuals is the point.

Here, here! It would be less crazy if it were just different settings on comps/smartphones, but ppl are also seeing different things when looking at the images together in the same lighting on the same screen!

Also: the color of the dress is not one of utter stupidity in my opinion. However, I hope the posts above are not moderated out, as I am not one who prefers blindness as the way to move forward.

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Actually, I was incredibly annoyed by a video clip (or rather people's pretty much unanimous reactions to it) earlier in the week. Needless to say, I was the one who saw it very differently. "That the perception of the same video clip can vary so much between individuals is the point." It's a shame we can't discuss perception more here, as it would be very much on-topic really... and possibly even useful for our understanding of oneanother!
 
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You are missing the point. It's the fact that the image can be seen in different ways depending on your eyes that is what makes it interesting. Whether or not someone manipulated the image or not is completely irrelevant and what her mother thinks of the dress is really only in the interest of the daily mail...

That the perception of the same image can vary so much between individuals is the point.

You're missing the point. Most people on the internet are dumb and are arguing about the colors exactly, they are not interested in the science behind anything. I do think its interesting that someone can manipulate something to the point of creating different perceptions, but the fact that a bunch of dumb people are arguing over a dress on the internet is ridiculous. And it helped the sales of the dress. HOW STRANGE!

The fact that it made the news when there are far more pressing things to debate is even more ridiculous.
 
30 min after posting that i seen white and gold it is now blue and black :silly2:
 
The dress is blue.

Except for a small spot where its white.

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I agree, its blue-black, yall white/gold are crazy.
I've looked at it over 2 days now, its always blue-black.

A big thing that might be affecting people is poorly calibrated monitors, probably 95% of the people on computers never properly calibrated their monitor to a standard.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ - This will get it ehh so so close.

Best to buy proper calibration software to really fine tune your computer for color accuracy, mostly only people who do design work usually do this though.
 
Yeah...I get the cube thing in the video, that makes sense, but no matter what I do to my brain, all I have seen is black and blue for days! (well, more like dark brown and light blue) But I CANNOT see the white and gold no matter what I do!!! What is wrong with me???
 
Yeah...I get the cube thing in the video, that makes sense, but no matter what I do to my brain, all I have seen is black and blue for days! (well, more like dark brown and light blue) But I CANNOT see the white and gold no matter what I do!!! What is wrong with me???

You are broken.
 
Why do I spend time reading this crazy stuff? :silly2: How anyone can see white instead of blue is beyond me.
Does it look any different on mobile/tablets compared to computer screens?
 
You are broken.

besides that... :)

Also, I think the picture must be pixilated in a way that changes back and forth on some screens or with some programs or graphic softwares...and I must own none of the equipment that the color changing picture is compatible with.
 
Yeah...I get the cube thing in the video, that makes sense, but no matter what I do to my brain, all I have seen is black and blue for days! (well, more like dark brown and light blue) But I CANNOT see the white and gold no matter what I do!!! What is wrong with me???

The dress IS blue/black. Look it up on the it's designer's website... so you can see a high quality photo with proper lighting. The designer even publicly answered that it IS black/blue. Nothing is wrong with you. Someone took a poorly lit photo of the dress with very bad contrast/saturation, and it made people lose their minds.

Your brain is working normally, don't worry.
 
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Best to buy proper calibration software to really fine tune your computer for color accuracy, mostly only people who do design work usually do this though.

You may also need a calibration tool as well something like an X-rite i1. I process artwork and use a LCD with a higher RGB gamut than most a Dell Ultrasharp U2413 and it's calibrated although I don't think I've looked at the image on that pc yet.

Always funny when you get people asking for specific Pantones on their stuff and then complain it doesn't look the same as their monitor or desktop printer :rolleyes: and we have to try and match that instead :scratch2: (btw it isn't funny it's really bloody frustrating)
 
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Best to buy proper calibration software to really fine tune your computer for color accuracy, mostly only people who do design work usually do this though.

I do calibrate my monitors weekly with a hardware colorimeter due to use for prepress tasks, and still see it white-beige and blue-black at different times :) It surely depends only on your current condition, not on the hardware.
 
In the first picture posted I see blue and gold but in the picture of the original dress (post # 10) I see blue and black.

Can't for the life of me figure how anyone is seeing white but I guess that's the whole point of this. :confused:
 
I think I figured it out. What you see depends on what you were looking at for a while before opening the picture, was it dark or bright.

If you were grinding dim dungeons of the robomayhem or watching black porn, you will see white and gold/beige.

If you were starring at the sun or reading Taco's posts (white-hot with rage), then you'll see black and blue.
 
If you were grinding dim dungeons of the robomayhem or watching black porn, you will see white and gold/beige.

Damn Svarog, i can see both and i dont grind in dungeons or stare into the sun.
Tacos posts only saved me to 50% it seems...what exactly falls under the black porn category ? Does switching off the lights at night contribute to it ?
 
nope still Gold and White here , it hasnt changed at all .
You lot are barmy :D :laugh:
 

Born and raised in Arkansas and we were so glad to get rid of this clown as governor, but that pic is hilarious :)

BTW - I see white and gold everytime I look at OP pic but my wife and 3 little girls all see black and blue. Kind of creepy :D
 
I see goldy brown over a light blue/violet dress.
 
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