The invention relates to a security element (12) for securing security papers, documents of value and other data carriers (10), with a lenticular image comprising a lenticular screen (24) made up of a plurality of microlenses (26) and a radiation-sensitive motif layer (30) spaced from the lenticular screen ), the radiation-sensitive motif layer (30) containing a plurality of transparency regions (40) generated by the action of radiation in one motif area. According to the invention, it is provided that the radiation-sensitive motif layer (30) has a color sub-layer (32) and a contrast sub-layer (34) at least in the motif area, the color sub-layer (32) comprising color-imparting effect pigments which, against the background of the Contrast sub-layer (32) appear colored and appear transparent without a contrast layer.
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