Yall remember.The Dress? Its been 10 years since group chats across the globe exploded in black and blue vs gold and white controversy, and were here to set things straight. Its time for a lesson 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 The Science Behind the Black and Blue (or White and Gold) Dress 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 The Dress: White and Gold or Blue and Black?