Why nobody could agree on the color of that dress on X 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 FLORAL DRESS Blue ZARA United States Blue Gold Dress Debate Dress Debate Was The Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold Bell Sleeve Floral Short Sheath Dress in Navy Multi Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times