What Colors Are The Dress? The Internet Is Divided In The Great Dress Debate Of 2015

Is it blue or black? Is it white or gold? The internet can't seem to decide, as the dress below has made the rounds, resulting in a debate over which two colors people are seeing when they look at it...

Please RETWEET and RESPOND with what colours you see on the dress, so we can get to the bottom of this SCIENTIFICALLY pic.twitter.com/l89uK695og

— AsapSCIENCE (@AsapSCIENCE) February 27, 2015

The photo above has gotten a lot of attention today, as people can't seem to agree on what two colors they're seeing. Is it the lighting? Or are people's brains just processing the colors differently? It seems inevitable that there will be some kind of scientific explanation for why people are seeing two entirely different sets of colors.

Buzzfeed gathered their own information on what might be happening here, consulting with a post-production supervisor named Ben who believes that the people who see it as blue and black are "seeing the photo at face value," while those who see the gold and white are "compensating to the photo's lighting and aesthetic."

Journalist Andrew Peng did a bit of tinkering with the image to show how the dress might look different brighter or darker...

Why did I spend time on this? #Analysis #THEDRESS pic.twitter.com/YzBdCQqwZV

— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) February 27, 2015

Not sure if that solves anything, but it does show how different the colors can appear when the brightness is adjusted.

(Via MTV) Taylor Swift seems pretty confident that it's blue and black.

I don't understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it's a trick somehow. I'm confused and scared. PS it's OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 27, 2015

Mindy Kaling, meanwhile, asked her former Office co-star/writer BJ Novak if he was insane for saying it's white and gold...

“@bjnovak: white and gold”. ARE YOU INSANE

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 27, 2015

Kaling also shared the theory that eye color may have something to do with it...

Wait now we think blue eyed people see it as white and gold #breakingnews

— Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) February 27, 2015

And Ellen DeGeneres seems to understand the significance of the dress as it relates to history...

From this day on, the world will be divided into two people. Blue & black, or white & gold. http://t.co/xJeR7GldwP pic.twitter.com/i6BwVzPzSZ

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 27, 2015

While Cinema Blend's own Nick Romano suspects government involvement and a tie-in to a popular young adult franchise...

I bet this "What Colors Are This Dress?" thing is some government test to find out which of us are #Divergent pic.twitter.com/BLCnvItn8B

— Nick Romano (@NickARomano) February 27, 2015