Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

Claim 1

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising: a support based having thereon; a silver halide emulsion layer; a diffusing dye-forming coupler represented by the general formula (1): (C.sub.p).sub.a X (1) which can form a dye capable of having moderate diffusibility in an emulsion layer through coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent; an wherein D p represents a diffusible coupler component which allows a dye image to exhibit controlled smearing and improved granularity; X represents a ballast group containing from 8 to 32 carbon atoms which is bound to the coupler component at the coupling position and is released through reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent; and a is 1 or 2; and a high reaction rate coupler selected from the general formulae (CI)-(CV): ##STR29## which can form a dye of the same color as that of the diffusing dye-forming coupler and that has a coupling speed higher than that of the diffusing dye-forming coupler by a factor of 1.3 to Wherein R 21 is an alkyl group or an aryl group which may be substituted; R 22 is a substituent which can be substituted for a hydrogen atom attached to the benzene ring of formula (CIII); and n represents 1 or 2; M represents a halogen atom, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; L represents a group capable of being released from coupler upon formation of a dye through oxidative coupling with an aromatic primary amine developer; R 31 represents an amino group, an acylamino group or a ureido group; Q represents a group capable of being released from the coupler (CIV) upon the formation of a dye through oxidative coupling with an aromatic primary amine developer; Ar represents a phenyl group which may have one or more substituents; A represents an image forming coupler residue which has a naphthol or a phenol nucleus; m represents 1 or 2; and z represents a group which is attached to the coupling site of the above-described coupler residue A and is released from the coupler (CV) when a dye is formed through the oxidation coupling reaction with an aromatic primary amine developer.