____ is the difference between the darkest and lightest areas of an image.

A) Contrast
B) Color
C) Style
D) Brightness

Lightest Areas

Regions within an image or photograph that have the highest brightness or light intensity.

Contrast

The difference in visual properties that makes an object or its representation in an image distinguishable from other objects and the background.

Darkest

The most intense or deepest part or version of a color, or the condition of very low light levels where objects are barely visible or obscured.