The Truth Behind the White and Gold or Blue and Black Dress The Science Behind the Black and Blue (or White and Gold) Dress What color is the dress? Why do some people see blue and black and some people see gold and white when looking at a single image of a dress? : r askscience Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times 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