Provided is an organic EL element having less color variation. The organic EL element (
1
) of the invention includes, between a pair of an anode (
4
) and a cathode (
14
), a first light emitting layer (
8
) composed of at least one layer and a second light emitting layer (
10
) composed of at least one layer, the layers being laminated from the anode (
4
) side, in which the volume concentration of the luminescent dopant included in the second light emitting layer (
10
) is higher than the volume concentration of the luminescent dopant included in the first light emitting layer (
8
).