The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress WIRED Maxi Dress. Gorgeous Cobalt Blue and Black Hombre Maxi Dress. Floor Length Dress. Etsy 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 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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain Black Prom Dresses Long, Short Styles David's Bridal The dress' went viral 10 years ago and taught us the science of color