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 RevK's ramblings: Blue, Black, White, or Gold dress ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie Eleven years ago, a single photo posted on Tumblr sparked one of the biggest internet debates of all time. The dress instantly divided the world, some swore it was white and gold, The white gold or blue black dress: The widely published original Download Scientific Diagram