Blue or Gold? #THEDRESS. The Dress by Vicky Chen Clear as Mud Medium 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 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 How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American