CMV: Change my view from seeing this dress as blue and black to seeing it as white and gold. : r changemyview 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 Runaway The Label Mabella Halter Maxi Dress Mendez Brown The Dress That Broke the Internet turns 10! How a simple optical illusion divided the world and the mind boggling tricks that have baffled us ever since Daily Mail Online Halter Neck Dresses Loft What color is this dress: A scientist explains visual ambiguity and color constancy.