A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive uppermost layer is disclosed. The light-insensitive uppermost layer has a melting time longer than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the thickness of the light-insensitive uppermost layer is from 1.3 .mu.m to 5.0 .mu.m. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has an improved covering power and results in remarkably low degree of reticulation. Furthermore, when the material is used it results in a reduced amount of scum being formed in the processing solution.