You Can Now Buy 'The Dress' In Either Blue And Black Or White And Gold Black blue or white gold? Dress debate goes viral 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 Decision Making Biases in Group: Is the Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? Applied Social Psychology (ASP) The Pennsylvania State University 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 navy blue evening dress Dillard's