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 That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress WIRED The dress is black & blue, but here's why you can't tell TJ Kelly Here's why people saw the dress differently. Remember the viral dress that divided the internet back in 2015? Was it blue and black, or was it white and gold? , For the first episode of our brand new podcast, Stories in Colour, join Professor