What Color Is The Dress? The Color Theory Behind The Debate Not Sorry Art White and gold or blue and black what colour is the dress? An eyewitness gives a definitive answer The Independent The Independent 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 This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? The Dress Debate Black and Blue or White and Gold British Vogue British Vogue