Conspiracy or Subjectivity? An In Depth Look at the Color Changing Dress Cody Cuellar Black & Gold Prom Dresses ASHLEYlauren 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 I've never understood the white gold side of the dress illusion but after modifying someone else's picture to make this one I can (kind of) see it. : r opticalillusions