Display and control unit and household appliance so

Display and / or control unit, in particular for a refrigeration device (10, 30) with a protective layer (41), a semi-transparent coloring layer (42), an optical barrier layer (43) and a light generation layer (45), wherein the optical barrier layer ( 43) an opening (54, 55, 56). In a refrigerating appliance the display and control unit in the viewing surface is disposed. The display can be color integrated into the viewing area.