Here's why people saw the dress differently. This Dress is Blue and Black, Right? What Colors do You See? 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 @itsthemind The Dress remix of a post via @hardwire_media, Which team are you? , #White&Gold, #Black&Blue, In 2015, a photo of a dress went viral because people couldnt agree on its colorssome