The Dress Debate SETTLED: Black And Blue Or White And Gold? TODAY What color is the dress? Why do some people see blue and black and some people see gold and white when looking at a single image of a dress? : r askscience thedress The Australian CMV: Change my view from seeing this dress as blue and black to seeing it as white and gold. : r changemyview 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