Here's why people saw the dress differently. This dress is tearing the internet apart and we can't explain it (yet) Vox Blue Black White Gold Dress Explained The Return Of The Black Blue Dress Illusion And More White Gold Dress Illusion Black Blue Yellow White Dress The Dress Explanation White And Gold Yellow Photo finally solves the black and blue white and gold dress debate 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