The brain's dress code: How The Dress allows to decode the neuronal pathway of an optical illusion ScienceDirect White and Gold Dress Illusion Explained: Why Colors Differ Styling Mania Yall remember.The Dress? Its been 10 years since group chats across the globe exploded in black and blue vs gold and white controversy, and were here to set things straight. Its time for a lesson Scientists have FINALLY explained why people couldn't agree on the colour of 'that dress' 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