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Add Cell Fill Colour Based on Hex or RGB
Linda_Meredith You could add a helper column.
Let me assume that the label column (containing "Credit" or "Debit") is column B and the monetary amount is in column E. Then, with data starting in row 2 (just below column headers), you can put this formula into the helper column, and copy it down:
=IF( B2="Credit", E2, IF(B2="Debit", E2*-1, "What?? " & E2) )(The spaces are included for readability; they are not required.)
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Beth ten Have I just figured out a solution here for those still scratching their heads.
Make a table with:
- Column A: Insert your hex codes and name the column "HEX"
- Column B: Name this column "LINK" and use formula:
- {="https://www.colorhexa.com/"&[@[HEX]]&".png"}
- Make sure to remove the braces before and after the above formula
- {="https://www.colorhexa.com/"&[@[HEX]]&".png"}
- Column C: Use formula {=image(@[LINK])}
voila
Could you please give an example showing how to do the same exact thing only with the coloring of TEXT within a cell instead of coloring the background of a cell? CVWISMO
- Unfortunately, I could not get the original solution to work.
When i have done this on my work computer it comes up as BLOCKED!. I then also tried it on my personal excel to see if the problem was with the external link being blocked and it then came up saying FIELD! and then i tried again and it said BUSY!.
Each time i tried re entering the formulas and then it swaps to saying #VALUE!
Does anybody know what the issue is or how to correct it/ what I might be doing wrong?
I had the same issue until I removed the # from my hex codes, at which point it worked just fine.
Fascinating! I hadn't come across the website and the sizing fields of IMAGE would also appear to open up interesting possibilities. On 365 the process does not require CSE array formulae and with Lambda functions, the approach can be further packaged
Worksheet formula = COLORĪ»(HEX)Got a bit carried away!
- Thanks, but I need the colour for 160 rows of data, so I was hoping that there was a less manual method!
HiBeth ten Have , I had a similar task and was wondering if you found a way to fill adjacent cell with the colour matching the hex code entered in the same row?
