Light-permeable multilayer composite film made of plastic as the surface coating of an article, wherein the composite film comprises at least one outer, at least partially light-permeable top layer optionally provided with a lacquer and at least one further layer arranged on the back of the top layer, wherein arranged on the back side of the top layer is an optical layer, preferably an optical layer made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which has light-transmitting, light-refracting and light-reflecting properties or a combination thereof, wherein the transmission, refraction and reflection properties are such that illumination of the optical layer, in particular back side illumination of the optical layer, results in preferably uniform light transmission through the top layer.