Is This Dress Blue And Black Or White And Gold? Here's What The Experts Say Happy 10th anniversary to the original photograph of "The Dress" and the subsequent internet debate over white and gold or black and blue : r popculturechat Viral 'Blue and Black or White and Gold' dress marks 10 years YouTube 10 years ago the blue and black dress went viral what colour do you see? 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