Exploring The Color Controversy of The Dress Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Features dailyrecordnews.com 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 Why is it so hard for people to see black and blue?' Salvation Army uses 'The Dress' to talk about domestic abuse Orange County Register The Dress Illusion WHITE & GOLD BLUE & BLACK YouTube