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 ST. JOHN Sequin Metallic V Neck Knit Dress Nordstrom Adrianna By Adrianna Papell Gold Metallic Knit Long Dress Miss Nelly Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times