Can you tell what color these circles are? The answer might surprise you

There's a new that's taking over the internet.
It's called "Confetti," and it was created by .
While the circles all look like they are different colors, they're actually all the same color.
This illusion is based on what's called Munker's illusion.

Dr. David Novack shared a new optical illusion on his Twitter account on July 18, 2018, called "Confetti."

You can check it out below.

Do all the circles look like they're different colors to you?

Then you're not alone.

However, in actuality, all of the circles are the same color, but their shades are distorted by the different-colored lines intersecting them.

The image is an example of a Munker's illusion, or a Munker-White's illusion.

a close up of a building: White's illusion

You can see it clearly here — these two grays are the same color, but because they're surrounded by black and white bars respectively, they appear to be different shades of gray. According to , "This illusion shows how much the perception of color is influenced by the neighborhood. The keyword here is assimilation."

You can try zooming in on the photos to help your eyes see that the circles are, in fact, all one color.

Either way, our brains hurt.

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