An OLED for emitting light at a predetermined peak wavelength, &lgr;. The OLED includes an anode layer, a cathode layer and an electroluminescent layer constructed from an organic light emitting compound that generates light, including light having a wavelength equal to &lgr;, by the recombination of holes and electrons. The electroluminescent layer is electrically connected to the anode layer and the cathode layer and is located between the anode and cathode layers. The OLED includes a first reflector and a second reflector, displaced from one another. The anode layer or cathode layer can serve as one of the reflectors. A spacer layer constructed from a material that is transparent at &lgr; is included between the reflectors and has a thickness that is adjusted such that the optical path length between the first and second reflectors is equal to N &lgr;/2, where N is a positive integer.