What color do you see? Debate rages over color of dress photographed in rare light Carson City's Trusted News Source Since 1865 The Dress is now a Halloween costume 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 Black and Blue Dress or White and Gold Cartoon Cartoon A Day Is That Dress White and Gold or Blue and Black? (Published 2015)