The behavior of [N,N-'-diphenyl-N,N-'-bis(1-naphthylphenyl)-1,1(')-biphenyl-4,4(')-diamine (alpha-NPD)]/[5+/-0.6 wt % [(2-methyl-6-{2-[2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-benzo(i,j)quinolizin-9-yl] ethenyl}-4H-pyran-4-ylidene)propane-dinitrile (DCM2)-doped alpha-NPD]/[4,4(')-bis(2,2(')-diphenylvinyl)-1,1(')-biphenyl] organic light-emitting devices is described. The color of the devices shifts from blue to red as the thickness of the doped layer increases from 0 to 35 Angstrom. The 2-Angstrom-thick doped layer device exhibited the highest brightness Lsimilar to120 Cd/m(2) and external quantum efficiency eta(ext)similar to4.4% at a current density of 1 mA/cm(2). (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.