Light emitting device, comprising - at least one light emitting diode of a first type having a semiconductor body for generating electromagnetic radiation; - a converter element disposed downstream of the light emitting diode of the first type, which converter element converts at least part of the electromagnetic radiation into light of a first color; - at least one light emitting diode of a second type having a semiconductor body for generating light of the first color; - a radiation exit area, from which the light of the first color emerges; - a drive circuit for operating the light emitting diode of the second type, wherein - the converter element contains at least one luminescence conversion material provided for emitting the light of the first color, - as the operating duration of the light emitting diode of the first type increases, an intensity of the light of the first color emitted by the converter element decreases, - the drive circuit controls the light emitting diode of the second type in a manner dependent on at least one of the following measurement values (700, 701): intensity of the light of the first color emitted by the converter element, temperature of the converter element, operating duration of the light emitting diode of the first type, color locus of the light emerging from the radiation exit area, - a detector is provided, which determines the intensity and/or the color locus of the light emerging from the radiation exit area and communicates the measurement values to the drive circuit, which controls the light emitting diode of the second type in a manner dependent on the measurement values, characterized in that - the light emitting diode of the second type is switched in during operation starting from a deviation of the maximum intensity of the light emitted by the converter element of at most 10% and/or starting from a deviation of color locus coordinates measured by the detector with respect to reference color locus coordinates, determined after the production of the light emitting device, of at most 10%. - at least one light emitting diode of a first type having a semiconductor body for generating electromagnetic radiation; - a converter element disposed downstream of the light emitting diode of the first type, which converter element converts at least part of the electromagnetic radiation into light of a first color; - at least one light emitting diode of a second type having a semiconductor body for generating light of the first color; - a radiation exit area, from which the light of the first color emerges; - a drive circuit for operating the light emitting diode of the second type, wherein - the converter element contains at least one luminescence conversion material provided for emitting the light of the first color, - as the operating duration of the light emitting diode of the first type increases, an intensity of the light of the first color emitted by the converter element decreases, - the drive circuit controls the light emitting diode of the second type in a manner dependent on at least one of the following measurement values (700, 701): intensity of the light of the first color emitted by the converter element, temperature of the converter element, operating duration of the light emitting diode of the first type, color locus of the light emerging from the radiation exit area, - a detector is provided, which determines the intensity and/or the color locus of the light emerging from the radiation exit area and communicates the measurement values to the drive circuit, which controls the light emitting diode of the second type in a manner dependent on the measurement values, characterized in that - the light emitting diode of the second type is switched in during operation starting from a deviation of the maximum intensity of the light emitted by the converter element of at most 10% and/or starting from a deviation of color locus coordinates measured by the detector with respect to reference color locus coordinates, determined after the production of the light emitting device, of at most 10%.