Astrella Cross Over Midi Dress by Bariano Bariano gold dress Gem The Dress: Color debate rages on the Internet East Bay Times This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? The dress was a viral online phenomenon in 2015, centered on a photograph of a dress that people disagreed on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. Within a 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