A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display that displays an image, a first sensor that detects an intensity of light incident from an area in front of the display, a second sensor that detects a color of light incident from a different direction than the light sensed by the first sensor, and a processor that corrects the intensity of the light sensed by the first sensor using the color of the light sensed by the second sensor and controls an operation of the display apparatus based on the corrected intensity of the light.