The present invention provides a polyhydric phenol compound which has an excellent alkali resistance and which does not cause a deterioration in color even when used as a resin raw material or a color developer. The polyhydric phenol compound includes: a bisphenol compound (A) represented by the following Formula (1) and a trisphenol compound (B) represented by the following Formula (2):

##STR00001## [wherein R.sup.1 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 6 to 24 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and each of a, b, c, d and e represents an integer from 0 to 4]; wherein the trisphenol compound (B) is contained in an amount, in terms of absorption intensity ratio at 254 nm, of less than 1.6% by area with respect to the amount of the bisphenol compound (A).