{"id":4768,"date":"2019-11-11T08:58:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T08:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4768"},"modified":"2024-03-30T11:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T11:08:50","slug":"conditional-formatting-based-on-cell-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/vba\/conditional-formatting-based-on-cell-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditional Formatting Based on Cell Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you want to use conditional formatting where a criterion\nis a cell color, you can&#8217;t just use standard conditional formatting. You have\nto create a VBA function that will recognize color and apply adequate\nformatting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we are going to create a formula that will\nname a <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/vba\/check-cell-color\/\">color based on the cell<\/a> background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take standard colors from the Excel palette. You can find them in <strong>Home &gt;&gt; Font &gt;&gt; Fill Color &gt;&gt; Standard Colors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/standard-colors.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/standard-colors.png 438w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/standard-colors-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s display them inside cells, from <strong>A2<\/strong> to <strong>A11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/colors-in-cells.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4772\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s create a function that will identify colors. Open\nthe VBA window by pressing <strong>Left Alt +\nF11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a new module: <strong>right-click project &gt;&gt; Insert &gt;&gt; Class Module<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Function CellBackgroundColor(rng As Range) As String\n    For Each elem In rng\n        CellBackgroundColor = elem.Interior.Color\n    Next elem\nEnd Function<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Start typing the function name inside column <strong>B2<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/training\/autofill\">AutoFill<\/a> the rest of the cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/color-numbers.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4773\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These numbers don&#8217;t tell us much. Let&#8217;s modify our function to apply names to these colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Function CellBackgroundColor(rng As Range) As String\n    For Each elem In rng\n        Select Case elem.Interior.Color\n            Case Is = 192\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Dark Red\"\n            Case Is = 255\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Red\"\n            Case Is = 49407\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Orange\"\n            Case Is = 65535\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Yellow\"\n            Case Is = 5296274\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Light Green\"\n            Case Is = 5287936\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Green\"\n            Case Is = 15773696\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Light Blue\"\n            Case Is = 12611584\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Blue\"\n            Case Is = 6299648\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Dark Blue\"\n            Case Is = 10498160\n                CellBackgroundColor = \"Purple\"\n        End Select\n    Next elem\nEnd Function<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to use conditional formatting where a criterion is a cell color, you can&#8217;t just use standard conditional formatting. 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