Distressed Mesh Dress The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Is the dress blue black or white gold? Body Worlds Amsterdam Here's why people saw the dress differently. 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 This dress went viral over 10 years ago because everyone was seeing different colors! I see black and blue, others see gold & white, it's the strangest thing! what colors do