Superposed security element comprising: at least one substrate layer and a first security structure which is printed using a structure ink, wherein the structure ink comprises microcapsules in which colloidal particles are dispersed in a medium and can be oriented relative to one another by means of an electric field and/or a magnetic field in order to create and/or change a crystal structure, wherein distances between the particles are critical to the colour impression of the structure ink, and at least one excitation structure which generates an electric field and/or a magnetic field, wherein the at least one excitation structure is formed spatially separate from the security structure on the at least one substrate layer or on at least one further substrate (32;33;35) connected to the at least one substrate layer, wherein the arrangement of the security structure and of the excitation structure on the at least one substrate layer or on the at least one substrate layer and the further substrate layer (32;33;35) is configured such that a superposed state can be brought about, in which the security structure and the excitation structure superpose one another in a flat manner, and a non-superposed state can be brought about, in which the excitation structure and the security structure are not superposed in a flat manner, and wherein the excitation structure is designed in such a way that it brings about in the superposed state a change in the optically perceptible colour impression of the security structure compared to the non-superposed state, wherein, in addition to the at least one excitation structure on the at least one substrate layer, another excitation structure is formed on the at least one further substrate layer, or, in addition to the at least one excitation structure on the at least one further substrate layer, the at least one other excitation structure (63; 64-66) is formed on still another substrate layer (33;35) connected to the at least one substrate layer, wherein the at least one other excitation structure generates an electrical field and/or magnetic field and likewise can be superposed with the security structure, such that this at least one other excitation structure, at the superposing by the security structure, exerts an effect on a change, caused by this at least one other excitation structure, in the optically perceptible colour impression of the security structure. at least one substrate layer and a first security structure which is printed using a structure ink, wherein the structure ink comprises microcapsules in which colloidal particles are dispersed in a medium and can be oriented relative to one another by means of an electric field and/or a magnetic field in order to create and/or change a crystal structure, wherein distances between the particles are critical to the colour impression of the structure ink, and at least one excitation structure which generates an electric field and/or a magnetic field, wherein the at least one excitation structure is formed spatially separate from the security structure on the at least one substrate layer or on at least one further substrate (32;33;35) connected to the at least one substrate layer, wherein the arrangement of the security structure and of the excitation structure on the at least one substrate layer or on the at least one substrate layer and the further substrate layer (32;33;35) is configured such that a superposed state can be brought about, in which the security structure and the excitation structure superpose one another in a flat manner, and a non-superposed state can be brought about, in which the excitation structure and the security structure are not superposed in a flat manner, and wherein the excitation structure is designed in such a way that it brings about in the superposed state a change in the optically perceptible colour impression of the security structure compared to the non-superposed state, wherein, in addition to the at least one excitation structure on the at least one substrate layer, another excitation structure is formed on the at least one further substrate layer, or, in addition to the at least one excitation structure on the at least one further substrate layer, the at least one other excitation structure (63; 64-66) is formed on still another substrate layer (33;35) connected to the at least one substrate layer, wherein the at least one other excitation structure generates an electrical field and/or magnetic field and likewise can be superposed with the security structure, such that this at least one other excitation structure, at the superposing by the security structure, exerts an effect on a change, caused by this at least one other excitation structure, in the optically perceptible colour impression of the security structure.