Abstract: A silver halide emulsion which comprises at least one dispersion medium and silver halide grains, wherein not less than 30% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains accounts for tabular grains each (i) having a {100} face as a major face, (ii) having an aspect ratio (diameter/thickness) of not less than 1.5, and (iii) having a nucleus during nucleus formation, the nucleus being present within the square of not more than 10% of the entire projected area of each of said silver halide grains when viewed the silver halide grains from the vertical direction to the major faces, the square containing one corner of each of said silver halide grains.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide emulsion is disclosed, which comprises light-sensitive silver halide grains in a binder, wherein tabular grains having a diameter of at least 0.15 .mu.m account for at least 70% of the total projected area of said silver halide grains, said tubular grains have a mean aspect ratio of not more than 8.0, and at least 50% (by number) of all of said tabular grains are tabular grains in which the ratio (b/a) of the thickness (b) of said tabular grain to the longest spacing (a) between two or more parallel twinning planes of said tabular grain is at least 5. A color photographic material using the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion for at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers other than the outermost silver halide emulsion layer is also disclosed.