Viral online dress debate turns 10. What colours do you see? The Science Behind the Dress The New York Times Photo finally solves the black and blue white and gold dress debate Snow White standing in a blue and yellow dress at the Disney Princesses show at the Resch Center in Green Bay Stock Photo Alamy 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