Multi-color interior aircraft light unit for general illumination and/or for signalling purposes, comprising a plurality of lighting circuits, with each lighting circuit being coupled to a joint power terminal, the plurality of lighting circuits comprising: a first lighting circuit, comprising a first current source, coupled to the joint power terminal, a plurality of first LED's and a plurality of voltage drop diodes, in operation not emitting light, the plurality of first LED's and the plurality of voltage drop diodes being coupled to the first current source, and a second lighting circuit, comprising a second current source, coupled to the joint power terminal, and a plurality of second LED's, the plurality of second LED's being coupled to the second current source, wherein each of the plurality of first LED's has a lower forward voltage drop than each of the plurality of second LED's and wherein the number of voltage drop diodes in the first lighting circuit is chosen in such a way that the joint forward voltage drop of the first LED's and the voltage drop diodes in the first lighting circuit in operation is between 80% and 120% of the joint forward voltage drop of the second LED's in the second lighting circuit in operation, wherein the plurality of first LED's in operation emit light of a first color and the plurality of second LED's in operation emit light of a second color, wherein the first color is red and wherein the second color is one of the group consisting of green, blue, white and amber white, wherein the first current source and the second current source are linear current sources and are of equal design, generating the same amount of current for their respective lighting circuit from the voltage provided at the joint power terminal, and wherein the multi-color interior aircraft light unit has a first LED of the plurality of first LED's and a second LED of the plurality of second LED's for every 20 mm to 40 mm of the length of the multi-color interior aircraft light unit. a first lighting circuit, comprising a first current source, coupled to the joint power terminal, a plurality of first LED's and a plurality of voltage drop diodes, in operation not emitting light, the plurality of first LED's and the plurality of voltage drop diodes being coupled to the first current source, and a second lighting circuit, comprising a second current source, coupled to the joint power terminal, and a plurality of second LED's, the plurality of second LED's being coupled to the second current source, wherein each of the plurality of first LED's has a lower forward voltage drop than each of the plurality of second LED's and wherein the number of voltage drop diodes in the first lighting circuit is chosen in such a way that the joint forward voltage drop of the first LED's and the voltage drop diodes in the first lighting circuit in operation is between 80% and 120% of the joint forward voltage drop of the second LED's in the second lighting circuit in operation, wherein the plurality of first LED's in operation emit light of a first color and the plurality of second LED's in operation emit light of a second color, wherein the first color is red and wherein the second color is one of the group consisting of green, blue, white and amber white, wherein the first current source and the second current source are linear current sources and are of equal design, generating the same amount of current for their respective lighting circuit from the voltage provided at the joint power terminal, and wherein the multi-color interior aircraft light unit has a first LED of the plurality of first LED's and a second LED of the plurality of second LED's for every 20 mm to 40 mm of the length of the multi-color interior aircraft light unit.