Abstract: An imagewise-exposed, light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material is developed, by use of developer, in the presence of a compound of the general formula: ##EQU1## wherein A is a residue formed by removing one of the hydrogen atoms of the active methylene group of an active methylene group-containing yellow image-forming coupler of the acyl acetanilide type; X is a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, acyl, carboxymethyl, alkoxycarbonylmethyl, carbamylmethyl, aryl, aralkyl, nitro or amino group; and Y and Z are individually a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, ureido, aryl, aralkyl, benzylidene, styryl, or anilino group.