TheDress one year on eight things we learned from the viral phenomenon Social media The Guardian Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? The New York Times The colour constancy explanation for #thedress. The image formed on the Download Scientific Diagram The science behind 'the dress' The science behind 'the dress' 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