Is it blue and black or white and gold? Dress color debate goes viral CBS News Color Of 'The Dress' Debate: White & Gold Or Blue & Black Twitter Decides Hollywood Life How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American Picture Of Viral Blue And Black Dress Also Shows White And Gold, And Twitter Is Arguing Over It Again Evie Magazine 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 BLACK, WHITE, AND A TOUCH OF GOLD Grace J Silla