A display by an active matrix drive in which plural pixels are controlled independently from one another, wherein each of the pixels includes at least two sub-pixels, the sub-pixels emit light of the same color as each other by application of current, and one sub-pixel of the sub-pixels has a lower light-emission efficiency per unit of current than that of the other sub-pixel. A display which has an improved gradation and is capable of multi-gradation reproduction is provided.