Blue black or white gold? The dress debate is over Science explains why people can't agree on the color of this dress CBS News 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 The Dress of viral internet fame. Actual colour black and blue on the Download Scientific Diagram White and gold or blue and black? What colour is the dress? London Evening Standard The Standard