Method for processing silver halide color photographic materials wherein the color developer contains low concentrations of benzyl alcohol, hydroxylamine and sulfite

摘要

A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material is provided, which comprises subjecting an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a reflective support to color development for a period not exceeding 2 minutes and 30 seconds using a color-developing solution containing substantially no benzyl alcohol, a sulfite in a concentration of 8x10-3 mol/liter or less, and a hydroxylamine in a concentration of 1.5x10-2 mol/liter or less, thereby achieving high color densities of the developed images and reduced fog. The effects of this method are particularly significant in photographic paper containing a pyrazoloazole type magenta coupler.