A color light sensitive material which provides a positive dye image having high density, good color reproducibility and which exhibits excellent preservability before use. The material comprises a support having provided thereon a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a reducible dye donating compound, and at least one reducing agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (IA) and a compound represented by formula (IB): ##STR1## wherein the substituents have the meanings indicated in the specification.