Abstract: A color photographic element containing a support bearing: (a) a red record comprising, in order from the support, a less and a more red light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler; (b) further from the support a green record comprising, in order from the support, a less and a more green light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler, and (c) still further from the support, a blue record comprising in order from the support, a less and a more blue light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, each having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler; wherein: (d) there is located below and only below the most red light sensitive layer of the red record a relatively non-light sensitive “small 3-D emulsion layer” that is substantially free of red light absorbing dye.

Abstract: Disclosed is a color photographic element comprising at least one of (1) a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and (2) a non-silver containing light insensitive layer, said at least one layer containing a compound with a minimum of three heteroatoms that does not react with oxidized developer and that has a ClogP sufficient to increase the photographic speed of said element compared to the same element without the compound. The invention provides improved light sensitivity.