Is This Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold? Here's What The Experts Say How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American 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 Why the world couldn't agree on the color of 'the dress' New York Post The dress 10 years later: Is viral dress black and blue or white and gold? abc10.com