Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles Times The actual dress was black and blue. The confusion came from how lighting and color perception tricked people's brains, making some see it as white and gold. It became a viral example You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold It's been 10 years since this dress was posted. People debated which colours it was, and it was later confirmed to be black and blue. Dress Black Gold Illusion Striped Dress Illusion Viral Dress Color The Dress Black And Blue