A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing an emulsified dispersion of at least one color image forming coupler and at least one organic synthetic polymer, the silver halide color photographic material further containing at least one compound capable of forming a chemical bond with an aromatic amine developing agent or an oxidation product thereof remaining after color development processing to form a chemically inactive and substantially colorless compound in a hydrophilic colloid layer on the support in the same side in which the silver halide emulsion layer is positioned. In the silver halide color photographic material light fading and dark fading are controlled with good balance to provide excellent image preservability.