light source with light emitting element.

light source for generating white light, comprising a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting a blue radiation and / or ultraviolet and at least one luminophore that absorbs a portion of the blue radiation and / or ultraviolet and itself emits radiation in another spectral region, characterized in that: - the luminophore is an alkaline-earth orthosilicate activated with divalent europium of one of the following compounds or a mixture of such compounds: ** (See formula) ** ** (See formula) ** - the phosphor emits radiation in the spectral region of yellow-green, yellow or orange, whose characteristic depends on the parameters x, y, u, v. a, b, c and d; - by selection of parameters in the above regions, one can adjust the color temperature and color quality index of the white light generated.