10 years ago today, this infamous dress was posted on the internet, causing the viral debate on whether it was blue and black or white and gold. The phenomenon revealed differences in This image continues to divide the world: What color do you Blue and black or white and gold? It's been a full decade since "The Dress "took over the internet, yet Princess Catherine's $130 brass earrings with ocean blue stones are a statement Woman & Home 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