This dress is tearing the internet apart and we can't explain it (yet) Vox Doctor of optometry explains the great dress debate AOA 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 The Dress: Color debate rages on the Internet East Bay Times How does a black and blue dress sometimes appear white and gold? The Brains Blog Picture Of Viral Blue And Black Dress Also Shows White And Gold, And Twitter Is Arguing Over It Again Evie Magazine