The Science Behind the Dress Illusion Eyepic Eye Care Here's why people saw the dress differently. The Dress Debate: Science Explains Why Some See Blue And Black And Others White And Gold Years after the infamous blue gold dress broke the internet, Keir Johnston has pleaded guilty to attacking his wife. #blueandblackdress #dress #whiteandgolddress #scotland #breaktheinternet 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 How I Flipped My Brain's View of the Black and Blue Dress Jeff Greenhouse