Black and Blue or White and Gold? How Your Brain Sees 'the Dress' Business Insider Black and Blue or Gold and White? The truth behind the dress Is The Dress blue and black or white and gold? The answer lies in vision psychology Psychology The Guardian ELI5:Why does this dress appear white gold to some people and black blue to others? : r explainlikeimfive 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