Dress colour mystery solved? Expert says we're ALL RIGHT and here's why The Mirror 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 Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times Here's why people saw the dress differently. White and gold? Or blue and black? Dress sets the Internet ablaze with color debate