How "The Dress" Became an Illusion Unlike Any Other Scientific American 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 Color scientists explain the dress that went viral RIT A decade ago, The Dress united and divided us. It couldn't happen now. Poynter Why the world couldn't agree on the color of 'the dress' New York Post The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie