a light recording medium which has a substrate and a recording layer provided thereon and effects recording of information by selective removal or deformation of the recording layer by laser light , which is characterized by that said recording layer contains an organic dye as a light absorber , said dye is a mixed dye obtained by mixing a plurality of dyes having different light absorbing wavelengths from each other and the recording layer has a light absorptivity of 80 % or more at all the wavelengths in the range of 400 - 900 nm in wavelength .