Lie-Yamaguti color algebras are defined and some examples are provided. It
is shown that any Leibniz color algebra has a natural Lie-Yamaguti
structure. For a given Lie-Yamaguti color algebra, an enveloping Lie color
algebra is constructed and it is proved that any Lie color algebra with
reductive decomposition induces a Lie-Yamaguti structure on some of its subspaces.
Keywords: Lie color algebra; Akivis color algebra; Leibniz color algebra; Lie-Yamaguti color algebra.