| abstract |
A silver halide color photographic material is described, which comprises a support having provided thereon a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains at least one compound having a photographically useful compound which is inactivated by the chelation with a metal, and the ratios of the gradients of yellow, magenta and cyan in specific development processing II to the gradients thereof in specific development processing I satisfy the following conditions: 0.8</= gamma II(Y)/ gamma I(Y)</=1.2 0.8</= gamma II(M)/ gamma I(M)</=1.2 0.8</= gamma II(C)/ gamma I(C)</=1.2 wherein gamma I(Y), gamma I(M) and gamma I (C) each represents the gradient of yellow, magenta or cyan when the development processing I is carried out and gamma II(Y), gamma II(M) and gamma II(C) each represents the gradient of yellow, magenta or cyan when the development processing II is carried out, with which the upset of the balance of gradation due to shortening of the color development processing time can be improved, and the same gradation in any processing now widely prevailing and rapid processing can be provided. A method for forming an image using the same is also described. |