bug#46396: 27.1.90; Ediff's non-focused diff section, background too light in --reverse

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I created a file a.txt with foo\n\nbar\n\nbaz\n and a file b.txt with foo0\n\nbar\n\nbaz1\n.

I open these files with "emacs -Q --reverse a.txt b.txt", and run M-x ediff-buffers RET for the two corresponding buffers.

If I press n or p to traverse the diff sections, the diff section in focus is readable, but the unfocused sections have a white background, in other words, the contrast seems too low. The unfocused sections are fine without the --reverse option.

Aside: Similar to --reverse, I have been using (invert-face 'default) for a simple dark theme in emacs. I can get a similar result in terminal emacs with "(setq frame-background-mode 'dark) (mapc 'frame-set-background-mode (frame-list))". These approaches to a simple dark theme came up in discussions on #emacs.

I encountered the issue above, as I was using magit, with (invert-face 'default), and pressed `e` on a commit, wanting to view the diff in the side-by-side view.

Thank you,
-Brady

Data from M-x report-emacs-bug RET below:

In GNU Emacs 27.1.90 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin19.6.0, NS appkit-1894.60 Version 10.15.7 (Build 19H2))
of 2021-01-15 built on clay.local
Repository revision: 488204cdc64b6a130042ecc64d59c4538287b81d
Repository branch: emacs-27
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1894
System Description:  Mac OS X 10.15.7

Recent messages:
Computing differences between a.txt and b.txt ...
Buffer A: Processing difference region 0 of 2
Buffer B: Processing difference region 0 of 2
Processing difference regions ... done
Refining difference region 1 ...
Refining difference region 2 ...
Quit this Ediff session? (y or n) y
Making completion list... [5 times]
completing-read-default: Command attempted to use minibuffer while in minibuffer
Making completion list...

Configured using:
'configure --with-rsvg'

Configured features:
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MODULES THREADS JSON PDUMPER LCMS2 GMP

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

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Load-path shadows:
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Memory information:
((conses 16 51551 8621)
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(vectors 16 10753)
(vector-slots 8 134394 11440)
(floats 8 34 173)
(intervals 56 229 0)
(buffers 1000 17))