Color photographic light-sensitive elements containing anti-color fogging agents

A color photographic light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing a cyan color-forming coupler, a green-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing a magenta color-forming coupler, a blue-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing a yellow color-forming coupler and, optionally, one or more non-light-sensitive subsidiary layers, wherein said blue-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer contains at least one asymmetrical hydroquinone compound selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-5-tert-octylhydroquinone, 2-tert-butyl-5-tert-amylhydroquinone, 2-tert-butyl-5-tert-hexylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-tert-hexylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-tert-amylhydroquinone, 2-methyl-5-(1'-methylcyclohexyl)-hydroquinone, and precursors thereof wherein either or both hydroxyl groups thereof are modified with an acyl group represented by the formulae:

• ##STR18## wherein R represents an alkyl group, said at least one asymmetrical hydroquinone compound serving to reduce color fogging without reducing the sensitivity and light fastness of a yellow dye image formed in said blue-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer.