Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having low color stain and color fog, which contains at least one substantially colorless compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (I) ##STR1## and alkaline unstable precursors thereof, bis, tris and tetrakis compounds derived from the compound, and polymers derived from the compound; wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acylamino, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, or sulfamoyl group; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together form a carbocyclic ring; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; and R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, and R.sup.