The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie 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 It's official: The Dress is blue and black Women's Wrap Mini Dresses Nordstrom The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress WIRED