Security element, security document including a security element, and device and method for producing a security element

that differ in terms of the color and/or in the ink film thickness (hC;

• hC′;
• hC″) form a multicolor intaglio pattern, in which individual first image elements (002;
• 008) are surrounded on multiple sides by second or further image elements (003;
• 004;
• 006;
• 007;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012) of a second or at least one further color (c2;
• c3;
• cS) in such a way that, as a result of their arrangement, from at least one viewing direction and/or from at least one viewing angle, a multicolor intaglio print image having a resolution, i.e., a distance (d;
• d′) between image elements (002;
• 003;
• 004;
• 006;
• 007;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012) of different colors (c1;
• c2;
• c3;
• cS) of 1,000 μm or less, at least in some areas, is present and/or perceptible.

that differ in the color (c1;

• c2;
• cS) are provided, configured with heights (H;
• H′;
• {tilde over (H)};
• {tilde over (H)}′) that differ for the groups and/or vary within a group (G1;
• G2;
• G3;
• G4;
• G5;
• G6) and/or over the extension of image elements (002;
• 003;
• 008;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012) and, viewed along a functional direction (LF), are arranged in a pattern in such a way, in a sequence and spaced apart from one another, that they, when the viewing angle is varied in a plane that is spanned by a functional direction (LF) and an axis that is perpendicular to the security feature (F2;
• F3;
• F3;
• F4;
• F5;
• F6;
• F2′;
• F2″;
• F4′;
• F6′) at the observed location, conveys a color effect and/or color gradient and/or color shade gradient that changes with the viewing angle.

A security element (001), comprising a substrate (S;

• S′) that, on one of its sides, includes at least one security feature (F2;
• F3;
• F3;
• F4;
• F5;
• F6;
• F2′;
• F2″;
• F4′;
• F6′) extending over a first area, the security feature (F2;
• F3;
• F3;
• F4;
• F5;
• F6;
• F2′;
• F2″;
• F4′;
• F6′) being configured in the form of a three-dimensional intaglio structure or at least comprising such an intaglio structure, the intaglio structure comprising raised first image elements (002;
• 008) that, at least in the area of their upper side, contain intaglio printing ink (17) of a first color (c1), at least one of the first image elements (002;
• 008) being situated adjacent to at least one further image element (003;
• 004;
• 006;
• 007;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012) comprised by the intaglio structure, which has a second color (c2;
• c3;
• cS) that differs from the first color (c1), characterized in that a first group (G1;
• G3) comprised by the security feature (F2;
• F3;
• F3;
• F4;
• F5;
• F6;
• F2′;
• F2″;
• F4′;
• F6′), comprising a plurality of first raised image elements (002;
• 008) containing intaglio printing ink (517) of the first color (c1) and at least one second ink group (G2;
• G4;
• G5;
• G6) comprised by the security feature (F2, F3;
• F3;
• F4;
• F5;
• F6;
• F2′;
• F2″;
• F4′;
• F6′), comprising a plurality of raised image elements (004;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012) containing intaglio printing ink (517) of a second color (c2;
• c3;
• cS) that differs from the first color (c1) are provided and arranged offset and spaced apart from one another such that they form an optically variable structure and/or at least some of the mutually adjacent image elements (002;
• 004;
• 008;
• 009;
• 011;
• 012), which differ from one another in the color (c1;
• c2;
• c3;
• cS), occlude and/or expose one another to varying degrees from a varying viewing angle.