The dress is black & blue, but here's why you can't tell TJ Kelly The Internet is obsessed with one question: Is this dress gold or blue? thedress The Australian Popular puzzle what color of dress white and gold or black and blue Stock Vector Image & Art Alamy 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 white dress Masters of TESOL