Color photographic element containing nitrogen heterocycle derivative and inhibitor releasing coupler

A color photographic element comprising:

• (a) a first light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a compound with an aromatic bicyclic nitrogen nucleus of which at least one ring is six-membered and with two nitrogen ring atoms in each ring and with at least one N—H bond and is substituted with an alkyloxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, sulfonyl, sulfoxide or amino group that contains a minimum of 6 carbon atoms, provided that the ClogP for the compound is at least 2.0 and less than 7.2, which compound is not a coupler and does not react with oxidized developer;
• and
• (b) a second light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, having a spectral sensitivity different from that of the first light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, containing a compound of Formula III:
• COUP-(TIME)j-INH III
• wherein:
• COUP is a coupler parent group capable of forming a dye upon reaction with an oxidized developer;
• TIME is a timing group and j is 0, 1 or 2;
• and
• INH is a mild silver development inhibitor fragment.