SSL lamps or luminaires are disclosed that combine blue, yellow (or green) and red photons or emissions to generate light with the desired characteristics. In different embodiments according to the present invention, the
blue emission is not provided by an LED
chip or
package having a blue LED coated with a yellow
phosphor, with
blue light leaking through the yellow
phosphor. Instead, the
blue light component can be provided by other types of LED chips in the SSL luminaire such as one having a blue LED covered by a different
colored conversion material, with
blue light from the blue LED leaking through the different
colored conversion material. In one embodiment, the blue component can be provided by an LED
chip comprising a
blue emitting LED covered by a conversion material that absorbs blue light and re-emits
red light, with a portion of the blue light from the LED leaking through the red conversion material.