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 Doctor of optometry explains the great dress debate AOA Is This Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold? News9.com What the Blue Black White Gold Dress Tells Us About How We View Color Jerry's Artarama The dress: Celebrities join the white and gold or blue and black debate Daily Mail Online