The Dress Debate SETTLED: Black And Blue Or White And Gold? TODAY Is This Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold? Here's What The Experts Say The Great Dress Debate: White and Gold or Blue and Black? Blue and black, or white and gold: what colour is the dress? 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