Which area is brighter?

A
B
Both are the same
It depends on the order of seeing
This is the well known checker shadow illusion, first published in 1995 by Edward H. Adelson, Professor of Vision Science at MIT. The area A appears darker because of its light surrounding. At the same time, area B, surrounded with dark areas, appear lighter.
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flagSingapore
9%
3%
77%
9%
31
flagthe United States
9%
6%
72%
10%
849
flagAustralia
14%
2%
72%
9%
92
flagPoland
8%
13%
69%
7%
20743
flagCanada
11%
8%
68%
7%
67
flagthe United Kingdom
12%
9%
67%
9%
270
flagBelarus
7%
15%
66%
8%
57
flagthe Netherlands
6%
13%
65%
3%
29
flagSwitzerland
8%
20%
64%
2%
48
flagGreece
6%
9%
64%
16%
31
flagGermany
10%
15%
62%
9%
478
flagAustria
5%
16%
60%
17%
91
flagRepublic of Ireland
6%
16%
60%
16%
30
flagRussia
9%
17%
57%
12%
313
flagthe Philippines
14%
6%
57%
18%
49
flagIndia
12%
9%
56%
20%
383
flagUkraine
9%
17%
56%
15%
280
flagCzech Republic
13%
13%
52%
21%
23
flagKazakhstan
4%
27%
46%
18%
43
flagthe United Arab Emirates
22%
18%
44%
3%
27