What Do You See? Asian Scientist Magazine 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 Color Debate: The Gold and White vs. Black and Blue Dress TikTok Black and blue Activating TOK Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times Black Blue Yellow White Dress Colour Black Blue Yellow White Dress White Gold Blue And Black