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[Lynd7]

Do some people actually see it as dark blue and black as it looks in the store page? Because if so that's just fucked up. I mean I can see it as overexposed black and blue when I focus on the background but to see it as it actually is? No way man.

I asked the same thing lol. It's not super dark.

The white part now looks close to this for me now, maybe very slightly darker in spots.

http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Body/Snazaroo/Jumbo-Palette-B/Pale-Blue/Pale-Blue.gif

 

[msv]

If you're seeing the dress as shadowed white, what the fuck are you seeing this part as?:

White lighted with very bright yellow light.

 

[chronic_archaic]

Reminds me of this album cover. Doesn't have the same effect but it certainly has the same colors... still think it's a poor cover. Azure d'Or means "Blue To Gold"

 

[Izuna]

Keep trying guys!

 

[Benzychenz]

It's been hours but I still can't wrap my head around the 'black'.

Even the darkest parts near the bottom are still clearly a golden brown colour. No where close to black.

 

[Auto-Reply]

I can't believe this makes such huge waves, heard it on the radio a minute ago.

CMYK values of black/grey are C=45, M=48, Y=76, K=51 in dark areas.
That's a spike in yellow and Cyan, Magenta, K are evenly weight out.


CMYK values of blue are C=56, M=44, Y=21, K=15 in dark areas.

Cyan and Magenta are dominating.

People have bad monitors/displays and/or interpret what constitutes as a definition of color differently.

 

[Slayer-33]

White and gold the ENTIRE THREAD guys, come at me bros

 

[Faiz]

Saw white and gold.

Read responses. Scrolled back up.

Saw blue and black.

What techno sorcery are you employing OP?!?

 

[DJ88]

It's anime now:

Another perfect example. Seriously guys it's not that hard to understand how people can see either or both color combinations. If you look at this drawing and still don't get it, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[jman2050]

Do some people actually see it as dark blue and black as it looks in the store page? Because if so that's just fucked up. I mean I can see it as overexposed black and blue when I focus on the background but to see it as it actually is? No way man.

It's not dark like the actual dress but for me it isn't like this is some faint blue hue that might appear white under the right circumstances. It's a very definite and unmistakable baby blue hue, probably a touch darker than the sky in the middle of the day.

 

[Benzychenz]

Another perfect example. Seriously guys it's not that hard to understand how people can see either or both color combinations. If you look at this drawing and still don't get it, I don't know what to tell you.

But there's still no black on the left girl? It's just slightly darker gold.

 

[Easy_D]

At first I though the white balance was really off so the white looked blueish. After seeing what ut really was I interpreted it as blue and black.

 

[-Deimos]

Another perfect example. Seriously guys it's not that hard to understand how people can see either or both color combinations. If you look at this drawing and still don't get it, I don't know what to tell you.

Yeah, the illusion even works in this drawing. I can see the color change from brown to black in the left dress.

But there's still no black on the left girl? It's just slightly darker gold.

But it looks black if you isolate her. That's the illusion.

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Browsing on my phone. First perceived it as white gold. I was on my phone in a dark room. Changing the brightness did nothing.
I'm outside now in bright sunlight and it's blue black.

Help.

 

[BocoDragon]

I see the blue. Dammit izunadono I owe you a beer.

 

[jerd]

Tried everything and still only see white and gold.

This is stupid

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

Another perfect example. Seriously guys it's not that hard to understand how people can see either or both color combinations. If you look at this drawing and still don't get it, I don't know what to tell you.

It's because everyone's eyes are different and lots of people don't understand that. The explanation in the OP should take care of it.

 

[ExplodingKetchup]

https://vine.co/v/O2rvPnlEzqi

Just found this vine that helps show the difference.

 

[Violet_0]

If you're seeing the dress as shadowed white, what the fuck are you seeing this part as?

the shadow thing happens because in the pic it looks like there's a bright light source behind the dress. The grey-blue color can be easily mistaken for shadows. As far as I can tell there's no black in this picture

my eyes are actually still trying to tell me it's white

 

[Izuna]

I see the blue. Dammit Izudono I owe you a beer.

Already used this gif but still

13 people still active in this thread haven't seen the light (rough count, just jotted names while I watched Netflix).

83% of conversions were from White Gold to Blue Black.

Almost all mentioned they "scrolled up"

Personally all I need to do is see the top half or the bottom half first.

If I stare at it long enough I see light blue and brown, as it should be.

I love this image.

 

[Waaghals]

I might be late to the party on this, but it is both.

Try scrolling down quickly and back up again. It might turn blue.

 

[DJ88]

But there's still no black on the left girl? It's just slightly darker gold.

Or a slightly lighter black.

 

[Flintty]

I just saw this on tv and it was blue. Having saw this thread earlier and it was gold I came straight back to check and it was still gold.

Then I scrolled down, read some posts and then back to top and it was blue.

Fuck.

 

[Benzychenz]

Or a slightly lighter black.

That's not how black works.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

https://vine.co/v/O2rvPnlEzqi

Just found this vine that helps show the difference.

OMG

 

[Gattsu25]

I just don't understand this question at all.

You're looking at the colors of a terribly over-exposed and not white-corrected image. That's why you are factually incorrect.

 

[ffdgh]

Woke up and i'm still stuck on white and gold....well Light blue and dark-ish gold.

 

[rrvv]

my head....

 

[arhra]

the shadow thing happens because in the pic it looks like there's a bright light source behind the dress. The grey-blue color can be easily mistaken for shadows.

There's a clearly white item right there in exactly the same lighting conditions though!

 

[Gaffercake]

White and gold
how people can see blue and black is truly baffling to me.

 

[elyetis]

Definitly White and gold.... then I scrolled down and saw the "EDIT: GLORIOUS BLUE/BLACK MOD POWER ABUSE DEMONSTRATING UNDENIABLE TRUTH FACTS" picture, and now I can only see it as blue+(slightly golden)black.

 

[lednerg]

I'm starting to think of this as a kind of an IQ test.

Spoiler

j/k... I've thought of it that way from the beginning.

 

[Frillen]

White and gold
how people can see blue and black is truly baffling to me.

It's the other way around for me. Anyway, it has been confirmed the dress is indeed Blue and Black.

 

[Izuna]

https://vine.co/v/O2rvPnlEzqi

Just found this vine that helps show the difference.

This explains how the original dress can look the way it does in the photo, but not how people see it differently.

Also the over exposure they are using is so strong it is not comparable.

Problem is, a lot of people who see it as Blue and Black will feel like they see it "correctly" because of the knowledge of the original dress. They will sadly miss out on the fact that it is an illusion and move on before seeing it.

Whereas I am sure White and Gold people spend more time trying to see Blue Black, which is probably why this thread has far more conversions from that direction than the other.

 

[3phemeral]

https://vine.co/v/O2rvPnlEzqi

Just found this vine that helps show the difference.

Whaaat.

 

[Mr. RHC]

Elaborate trolling at its best.

 

[Benzychenz]

I've tried to see and understand the blue/black, but I can't.

I'll just accept that everyone seeing that is insane and move on.

 

[kiguel182]

I saw white and gold firsr then I scrolled down to the actual pictures of the dress and when I scrolled back up I saw it black ans blue. So weird.

 

[SnakeH]

At first i saw white and gold but after i read some comments i scrolled back up and it was blue and gold.

I was shocked!!

Now i see it blue and black!

I'm really surprised, almost scared.

 

[Willkiller]

Did OP change the pic? It was white and gold an hour ago and I thought everyone else was taking the piss, but now it's blue and black

 

[RefigeKru]

it was white and gold, I scrolled down a bit to see the lower images - scrolled up and then it was blue and black

wtf just happened

 

[DonasaurusRex]

So GAF, I will attach the explanation below. TL DR, some of you will primarily see blue and black in this photo, and some will see white and gold. I personally see blue and black, while my girlfriend sees white and gold.

There is also a chance that I am full of shit, so see for yourself and compare results.

Explanation:


wait this picture is indoors? i thought it was outside on a super sunny day, begone from here with your photoshop sorcery and words of curse..



EDIT: GLORIOUS BLUE/BLACK MOD POWER ABUSE DEMONSTRATING UNDENIABLE TRUTH FACTS

wait this picture is indoors? i thought it was outside at a market, begone from here with your photoshop sorcery and words of curse..

 

[Log4Girlz]

Aaaand back to white and gold.

 

[Mr. RHC]

I think we can safely assume that everybody sees the same thing, unless you have a color blindness or something similar, it's just that people have problems naming colors correctly.

Tiny Eyes courtesy:

 

[SnakeH]

Did OP change the pic? It was white and gold an hour ago and I thought everyone else was taking the piss, but now it's blue and black

It's what i'm thinking.
It's the OP trolling, not my brain.

 

[vio]

Checked this in photoshop under various exposures etc... People that see this blue and black are the worst.

 

[nbnt]

It's because everyone's eyes are different and lots of people don't understand that. The explanation in the OP should take care of it.

So how exactly did I see white and gold, and then blue and black few hours later? Same monitor, same angle, same brightness level. Did my eyes change during that period?

 

[Zombine]

I don't see anything at all

 

[Pyramid head]

If you're seeing the dress as shadowed white, what the fuck are you seeing this part as?:

The area you circled is a white colour which is recieving direct, yellow tinted lighting from the window in the background. The dress is a white material which is facing away from and not recieving direct lighting from the background. It's semi silhouetted and recieving secoundary 'bounced' lighting from from whatever surfaces are facing it.

If I was at home right now I could recreate the lighting conditions in the scene in 3ds Max or Unreal Engine or something.

 

[TheJoRu]

It's very overexposed, but still quite dark blue the way I see it. Going into Photoshop and increasing the exposure even more I see some of the gold, but in the OP picture it's pretty much all black.