The White and Gold (No, Blue and Black!) Dress That Melted the Internet The New York Times Man behind viral blue black dress illusion charged with trying to kill wife : r popculturechat Dress Black Gold Illusion Striped Dress Illusion Viral Dress Color The Dress Black And Blue 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