Here's why people saw the dress differently. 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 What colors do you see? Do you see the dress as black and blue or white and gold? This dress sparked a viral debate back in 2015. , This phenomenon, called color constancy, demonstrates how our Debates rage over color of dress photographed in rare light MmE5MTRjYWQ4MDNi.mp4