The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Woman discovers optical illusion dress at yard sale, goes viral on TikTok Trending News Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, Ultimate Guide to Mother of the Bride Dresses Kennedy Blue 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 What colour is the dress? Science explains why no one can work out what colour that damn dress is Metro News