There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic material and a method for forming a color image using the photographic material. The photographic material comprises a reflective support made up of a base and two or more waterresisting resin covering layers which contain a white pigment and a silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler represented by formula (I), (II), or (III) and preferably further containing a compound represented by formula (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), or (VIII), each of which formula is defined in claim, on the reflective support.