Debates rage over color of dress photographed in rare light Nation World theadvocate.com 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 Why did some people see a gold and white dress? Our Brain 10 years ago, a simple photograph of a dress sparked a global debate unlike anything seen online before. Posted in 2015, the image caused people to argue intensely over whether the dress Dressgate: If you saw THAT dress as white your brain was working overtime