TheDress couple: 'we were completely left out from the story' BBC News This image continues to divide the world: What color do you Blue and black or white and gold? It's been a full decade since "The Dress "took over the internet, yet Science explains how time spent outdoors colors your view of #thedress Los Angeles Times The Dress Debate SETTLED: Black And Blue Or White And Gold? TODAY Why is it so hard for people to see black and blue?' Salvation Army uses 'The Dress' to talk about domestic abuse Orange County Register 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