Photographic paper material with resin coatings and pigment mixture

Claim 1

A photographic paper material comprising (1) a support comprised of a paper substrate which is coated on both sides with a synthetic hydrophobic resin film, (2) a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a white pigment provided on one side of the support (1), and (3) a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the hydrophilic colloid layer (2), wherein a dye or pigment having an absorption within the region of 500 to 800 nm and which is not decolored during photographic processing is present in the hydrophilic colloid layer (2) and/or the synthetic resin film of the support (1), wherein the colloid layer contains not less than 30% by volume of white pigment, and wherein the dye or pigment which is not decolored is present in an amount such that the surface reflection characteristics of the hydrophilic colloid layer containing the white pigment as measured and expressed according to JIS Z 8730 fall within the ranges of L=90 or more, A=0.5 to 1.5 and b=(-3) to (-5).