What color is the dress? Why do some people see blue and black and some people see gold and white when looking at a single image of a dress? : r askscience Remember when the internet went absolutely nuts on the colour of a dress? The dress was blue and black. The original viral poster, Caitlin McNeill, later said it was a black and blue dress Kylie Sequin Shoulder Dress Blue Blue Black Or White Gold: What's The Real Color Of 'The Dress'?