A backlit display allowing one or more colors to be properly illuminated. Included
in the backlit display is a light source that emits light upon a backside of a
substrate. A selectively applied opaque layer prevents light from a light source
from passing through at least one selected portion of said substrate. Incorporated
into the substrate is one or more fluorescing materials to diffuse the light and/or
change the color of the light emitted from the light source.