The science behind 'the dress' Black Blue Dress White And Gold Dress Original Picture A Stream Running Through A Forest Filled Is The Dress blue and black or white and gold? The answer lies in vision psychology Psychology The Guardian The Science Behind the Dress Illusion Eyepic Eye Care 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