Dress Color Debate Goes Viral on Twitter 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 Is the dress blue or gold? The phenomenon originated in a photograph of a dress posted on Facebook in 2015. The dress was black and blue, but the conditions of the photograph caused many to perceive The Dress Illusion WHITE & GOLD BLUE & BLACK YouTube 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