Black and blue, or white and gold? 'The dress' turns 10 years old WFLA 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 Jenna Bush Hager wears viral 'The Dress' 10 years after debate This dress went viral over 10 years ago because everyone was seeing different colors! I see black and blue, others see gold & white, it's the strangest thing! what colors do