Color photographic material with color forming ligand compounds and a method of processing

A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one layer containing a compound represented by the general formula (II):

• ##STR34## wherein LIG.sub.1 represents a group which reacts with metal ions at the ":" side to form a complex compound so that it colors;
• A.sub.1 * represents a coupling group or an oxidation reduction group;
• when A.sub.1 * is a coupling group, * represents a coupling position whereas when A.sub.1 * represents an oxidation reduction group, the position at which A.sub.1 * undergoes a nucleophilic addition by a nucleophilic species present during development upon crossoxidation is represented by *;
• LVG.sub.1 represents a coupling-off group which is linked to * of A.sub.1 ;
• Ball represents an organic group for making the molecule of the compound large enough to be rendered diffusion resistant;
• SOL represents a dissociating group or a quaternary ammonium salt for rendering the molecule of the compound water-soluble after a A.sub.1 *--LVG.sub.1 bond cleavage so that it effuses from the light-sensitive material;
• SOL links to any position of :LIG.sub.1 --A.sub.1 *--;
• and n represents an integer of 0 to 3, with the proviso that Ball may contain a ##STR35## group wherein the compound of the general formula (II) is a bis compound or a polymer compound.