The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress WIRED 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 to see The Dress BOTH ways (Black & Blue or White & Gold) Toy Life Exploring The Color Controversy of The Dress How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse