The Dress: Blue & Black? White & Gold? Cease & Desist? CNN Blue cocktail dress with gold heels 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 everyone was fighting about the colors of the dress. What color do you see? Silver and gold or blue and black? ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive