Silver halide color photographic material, and method of image formation

A silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-photosensitive non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer on a reflective support;

• the chromaticity in a non-exposed portion of the material satisfies, after being color developed, the following condition (A),
• the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer include an iridium metal complex and at least one of metal complexes including at least one of Cr, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Pd and Pt, and
• the mean grain size of the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the material is at most 0.55 μm;
• and the total amount of silver in the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is 0.1 to 0.20 g/m2;
• 91≦L*≦96, 0.3≦a*≦1.6, −8.0≦b*≦−4.8. Condition (A)

A silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-photosensitive non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer on a reflective support;

• wherein the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer include an iridium metal complex and at least one of metal complexes including at least one of Cr, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Pd and Pt, and
• wherein the mean grain size of the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the material is at most 0.55 μm;
• and
• the yellow reflection density of the material satisfies the relation of the following formula, after being exposed to light to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is sensitive, and then color developed:
• DS0.1−DS0.0001≦0.3
• wherein DS0.1 indicates the yellow reflection density of the material exposed to light to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion is sensitive and of which an intensity of illumination for exposure is larger by 0.5 log E than an intensity of illumination necessary for obtaining an yellow reflection density of 0.7 when the material is exposed to the light for a period of 0.1 seconds and then color developed;
• and DS0.0001 indicates the yellow reflection density of the material exposed to light, to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion is sensitive and of which the intensity of illumination for exposure is larger by 0.5 log E than an intensity of illumination necessary for obtaining an yellow reflection density of 0.7 when the material is exposed to the light for a period of 0.0001 seconds and then color developed.

A silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-photosensitive non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer on a reflective support,

• wherein:
• after being color developed, the reflection density A(λ) at a wavelength of λ nm in a non-exposed portion of the material is at most 0.07 at 450 nm, at most 0.09 at 550 nm and at most 0.07 at 650 nm;
• the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer include an iridium metal complex and at least one of metal complexes including at least one of Cr, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Pd and Pt,
• the mean grain size of the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the material is at most 0.55 μm;
• the total amount of silver in the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is 0.1 to 0.20 g/m2;
• and
• the material is to be developed in a developing process where developing is conducted with a color developer and desilvered in a desilvering process where desilvering is conducted with a bleaching solution or a blix solution so that no process is interposed between the developing process and the desilvering process.

A silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-photosensitive non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer on a reflective support,

• wherein the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer include an iridium metal complex and at least one of metal complexes including at least one of Cr, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Pd and Pt, and
• wherein the chromaticity in a non-exposed portion of the material, after being color developed, satisfies the following condition (A);
• the mean grain size of the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the material is at most 0.55 μm;
• the total amount of silver in the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is 0.1 to 0.20 g/m2;
• and the material is to be developed in a developing process where developing is conducted with a color developer and desilvered in a desilvering process where desilvering is conducted with a bleaching solution or a blix solution so that no process is interposed between the developing process and the desilvering process;
• 91≦L*≦96, 0.3≦a*≦1.6, −8.0≦b*≦−4.8. Condition (A)

A silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide, and at least one non-photosensitive non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer on a reflective support,

• wherein the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer include an iridium metal complex and at least one of metal complexes including at least one of Cr, Mo, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Pd and Pt,
• wherein the mean grain size of the silver halide grains in each of the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the material is at most 0.55 μm;
• the material is to be developed in a developing process where developing is conducted with a color developer and desilvered in a desilvering process where desilvering is conducted with a bleaching solution or a blix solution so that no process is interposed between the developing process and the desilvering process;
• and the yellow reflection density of the material satisfies the relation of the following formula, after being exposed to light to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is sensitive, and then color developed:
• DS0.1−DS0.0001≦0.3
• wherein DS0.1 indicates the yellow reflection density of the material exposed to light to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion is sensitive and of which an intensity of illumination for exposure is larger by 0.5 log E than an intensity of illumination necessary for obtaining a yellow reflection density of 0.7 when the material is exposed to the light for a period of 0.1 seconds and then color developed, and DS0.0001 indicates the yellow reflection density of the material exposed to light, to which the at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion is sensitive and of which the intensity of illumination for exposure is larger by 0.5 log E than an intensity of illumination necessary for obtaining a yellow reflection density of 0.7 when the material is exposed to the light for a period of 0.0001 seconds and then color developed.