Silver halide color photographic material containing photographic yellow dye-forming coupler

A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one photographic layer containing at least one yellow dye-forming coupler represented by formula (II) ##STR20## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents an aliphatic oxy group, an aliphatic group, an aryloxy group, an aryl group, an aliphatic amino group, or an anilino group;

• R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or an aryl group;
• and R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylamino group, an anilino group, or a heterocyclic group;
• R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic oxy group, an aryloxy group, an aliphatic group, or an amino group;
• R.sub.6 represents a substituent;
• L represents a divalent linkage group selected from --N(R.sub.21)CO--A*--, --N(R.sub.21)SO.sub.2 --A*--, --CON(R.sub.21)--A*--, --SO.sub.2 N(R.sub.21)--A*-- and --COO--A*-- wherein A represents a C.sub.1-20 alkylene group or a C.sub.6-20 phenylene group;
• R.sub.21 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or an aryl group;
• and the mark * represents a bond to--N(R.sub.3)P(.dbd.O)R.sub.1 (R.sub.2);
• m represents an integer of from 0 to 3;
• n represents 0 or 1;
• and X represents a heterocyclic group represented by formula (III-1), (III-2), or (III-3):
• ##STR21## wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or a hydroxyl group;
• R.sub.7, R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an acyl group;
• and wherein W represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.