15 Shoes to Wear With a Navy Dress That Won't Have You Feeling Blue 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 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 Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times