Science Explains Why People Can't Agree On The Color Of This Dress News9.com 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 of how human vision can interpret colors differently under certain Here's why people saw the dress differently. How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse Internet debates that blue dress (it is blue, right?) The Seattle Times 10 years ago today, this dress was posted online, turning into a viral phenomenon. Viewers couldn't decide if the dress was blue and black, or white and gold. It was later confirmed