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 The white gold or blue black dress: The widely published original Download Scientific Diagram What Color is this dress, Blue & Black or White & Gold? Perception Explained: Why We See things Differently., This 2015 photo broke the internet by revealing something wild about how your brain ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress WIRED