Patent ID: 8513160

Claim:
A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a heat-sensitive recording layer, an intermediate layer, and a protective layer, which are sequentially formed in this order on a support, wherein the heat-sensitive recording layer contains a leuco dye and a developer; the intermediate layer contains an aqueous adhesive; and the protective layer is a cured form obtained by irradiation of an ultraviolet- or electron-beam-curable resin composition with ultraviolet light or an electron beam; the heat-sensitive recording material further comprising, on the protective layer, an uppermost layer containing an aqueous adhesive and a pigment having a mean particle diameter of not more than 100 nm, wherein the uppermost layer-side surface of the heat-sensitive recording material has a gloss at 75° of not less than 90% and a gloss at 20° of not less than 35% in accordance with JIS P 8142-1993.