The dress turned 11 and it's STILL white and gold PERIOD. Eleven years later the color swatches are right there and people who see blue and black are proving your eyes lie Navy Blue Long Prom Dress with Gold Sequins PromGirl Navy Gold 6 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 How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse