A scientific tale of two dresses CNN 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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain How to see The Dress BOTH ways (Black & Blue or White & Gold) Toy Life 10 years ago the blue and black dress went viral what colour do you see? 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