Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Features dailyrecordnews.com 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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain 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 10 years ago today, this dress was posted online, turning into a viral phenomenon. Viewers couldn't decide if the dress was blue and black, or white and gold. It was later confirmed Successful Styling What Color Jewelry Goes Navy Blue Dress Zendaya at the premiere of The Drama: something old, something new, something borrowed and now it's giving something blue So yesthe most viral dress ever: blue and black or wait, white