A light emitting device, comprising: a submount having at least one reflective portion; a solid state lighting source on the submount; a conformal recipient luminophoric medium for down-converting at least some of the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source, wherein the recipient luminophoric medium extends conformally on the solid state lighting source and on the at least one reflective portion of the submount, the luminophoric medium including a first material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to radiation having a peak wavelength in the green color range that has a full width half maximum emission bandwidth that extends into the cyan color range, and at least one additional material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to radiation having a peak wavelength in another color range, wherein the first material comprises a first phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength between 525 nanometers and 550 nanometers, and has a full width half maximum emission bandwidth that extends below 500 nanometers, characterised in that the at least one additional material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength in another color range comprises a second phosphor and a third phosphor which together down-convert the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength greater than 580 nanometers, and wherein the first phosphor comprises a LuAG:Ce phosphor, the second phosphor comprises a YAG:Ce phosphor, and the third phosphor comprises a (Ca 1-x Sr x)SiAlN 3:Eu 2+ phosphor. a submount having at least one reflective portion; a solid state lighting source on the submount; a conformal recipient luminophoric medium for down-converting at least some of the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source, wherein the recipient luminophoric medium extends conformally on the solid state lighting source and on the at least one reflective portion of the submount, the luminophoric medium including a first material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to radiation having a peak wavelength in the green color range that has a full width half maximum emission bandwidth that extends into the cyan color range, and at least one additional material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to radiation having a peak wavelength in another color range, wherein the first material comprises a first phosphor that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength between 525 nanometers and 550 nanometers, and has a full width half maximum emission bandwidth that extends below 500 nanometers, characterised in that the at least one additional material that down-converts the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength in another color range comprises a second phosphor and a third phosphor which together down-convert the radiation emitted by the solid state lighting source to a radiation having a peak wavelength greater than 580 nanometers, and wherein the first phosphor comprises a LuAG:Ce phosphor, the second phosphor comprises a YAG:Ce phosphor, and the third phosphor comprises a (Ca 1-x Sr x)SiAlN 3:Eu 2+ phosphor.