Display system

An instrument panel comprising:

• an electronic control unit;
• and
• a plurality of displays in electrical communication with the electronic control unit, wherein one or more of the plurality of displays includes:
• a light source having an available space and configured to generate a backlight;
• a monochrome display aligned with the light source and having a plurality of monochrome pixels, wherein each of the plurality of monochrome pixels is configured to selectively pass and block the backlight;
• and
• a color display aligned with the monochrome display and having a plurality of color pixels, wherein:
• the light source comprises a first number of first packages each having a single light-emitting diode, the first number is a largest number of the first packages that fit in the available space of the light source, and the first number of the first packages is configured to consume a first power to produce a particular luminance;
• a second number of second packages each having two light-emitting diodes alternatively fit in the available space of the light source and is configured to consume a second power to produce the particular luminance;
• the first number is greater than the second number;
• and
• the first power is less than the second power.

A display system comprising:

• a light source having an available space and configured to generate a backlight;
• a backlight light pipe configured to distribute the backlight received from the light source;
• a display aligned with the backlight light pipe and configured to transmit the backlight received from the backlight light pipe;
• a first number of first packages each having a single light-emitting diode and is configured to consume a first power to produce a particular luminance;
• and
• a second number of second packages each having two light-emitting diodes and is configured to consume a second power to produce the particular luminance, wherein:
• the second number of second packages is replaced by the first number of first packages in the available space of the light source;
• the first number is greater than the second number;
• and
• the first power is less than the second power.