White and gold or blue and black what colour is the dress? An eyewitness gives a definitive answer The Independent The Independent Gold and white or blue and black?' optical illusion dress from 2015 found at yard sale 9Honey The Science Behind the Dress Illusion Eyepic Eye Care Black and Gold Dresses: Formal & Cocktail Styles Adrianna Papell 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