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%
841
flagAustralia
14%
2%
72%
10%
90
flagthe Netherlands
7%
7%
70%
3%
27
flagPoland
8%
13%
69%
7%
20575
flagCanada
12%
9%
68%
6%
63
flagSwitzerland
9%
18%
67%
2%
43
flagthe United Kingdom
12%
9%
66%
9%
268
flagGreece
6%
10%
66%
16%
30
flagBelarus
7%
16%
65%
9%
55
flagGermany
10%
15%
62%
9%
457
flagAustria
5%
15%
61%
16%
89
flagRepublic of Ireland
6%
16%
60%
16%
30
flagRussia
8%
18%
58%
12%
302
flagthe Philippines
14%
6%
57%
18%
49
flagIndia
11%
9%
56%
19%
377
flagUkraine
9%
17%
56%
14%
274
flagCzech Republic
13%
13%
52%
21%
23
flagKazakhstan
4%
26%
46%
19%
41
flagthe United Arab Emirates
22%
18%
44%
3%
27