What Color is this dress, Blue & Black or White & Gold? Perception Explained: Why We See things Differently., This 2015 photo broke the internet by revealing something wild about how your brain White and gold or blue and black what colour is the dress? An eyewitness gives a definitive answer The Independent The Independent So I searched up the black and blue dress : r opticalillusions Blue Black White Gold Dress What Color Is This Dress, Blue Black Or White Gold? Perception 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