How to See the Dress As White and Gold and Black and Blue Business Insider How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse Photo finally solves the black and blue white and gold dress debate 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 How does a black and blue dress sometimes appear white and gold? The Brains Blog The dress' went viral 10 years ago and taught us the science of color