Black and Gold Dresses Ever Pretty US Barry. Wang Black Tie Gold Striped Floral Silk Tie Handkerchief Cufflinks Set Back in 2015, a photograph of a dress went viral, dividing people over whether its colors were blue and black or white and gold. KK FAM what color is 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