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How to set cell color equal to another cell color in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2020-06-17

If you want to match a cell color to another, a method in this article can help you.

Set cell color equal to another cell color with VBA code

Set cell color equal to another cell color with VBA code

The below VBA method can help you set a cell color equal to another in Excel. Please do as follows.

1. In the worksheet you need to match the color of two cells, please right click the sheet tab, and then click View Code from the right-clicking menu. See screenshot:

2. In the opening Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, you need to copy and paste VBA code into the Code window.

VBA code: Set cell color equal to another cell color

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
    Me.Range("C1").Interior.Color = Me.Range("A1").Interior.Color
End Sub

Note: In the code, A1 is the cell contains the fill color you will match to C1. Please change them based on your needs.

Then the cell C1 is filled with the same color of cell A1 as below screenshot shown.

From now on, when fill color in A1 is changed, C1 will be matched with the same color automatically.

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Ali
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не работает ваш код

Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Me.Range("C1").Interior.Color = Me.Range("A1").Interior.Color
End Sub

после его добавления, при смене цвета в ячейке С1, он изменяется на тот цвет, который был
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Hi, I am trying to change come cells to match another that have been conditionally formatted. Your code 
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Me.Range("C1").Interior.Color = Me.Range("A1").DisplayFormat.Interior.Color
End Sub
I adapted to
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Me.Range("A2:C2").Interior.Color = Me.Range("D2").DisplayFormat.Interior.Color
End Sub

This works fine for just one row.  How do I get this to work in all of the rows I need?  If I repeat the code with the next row
Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Me.Range("A3:C3").Interior.Color = Me.Range("D3").DisplayFormat.Interior.Color
End Sub

Then I get a Compile error: Ambiguous name detected: Worksheet_SelectionChange
I tried having the code asPrivate Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
Me.Range("A2:C10").Interior.Color = Me.Range("D2:D10").DisplayFormat.Interior.ColorEnd Sub

But all the rows just filled black rather than the colours required.  What coding do I need?
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Hi -- I'm having a difficult time using your code. I'm trying to do exactly what you're saying. Make one cell be the same color as another cell (without any values necessary) on the same sheet. Is there something in that code that should be adjusted?
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I've attached a screen shot of the file Im working on - I don't seem to be able to upload a .xlsm file? In this file I have used the original VBA from this thread and can now match the conditionally formatted colour of cell A10 in D10. How can I get this to work on a range of cells? I would like to get the colour of the range of cells A10:A200 to transfer over to D10:D200. Can anyone help please? There is a drop down list in use in the A column but once we have placed an order we need to be able to over type the purchase order number. The items in the list are all set to conditionally format to a colour (eg ORDER OK turns cell green, CLIENT TBC turns cell yellow) but the colour goes blank once the PO has been put in.
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image didn't upload - hopefully attached now....
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Wow - this is great. I hope you can help me adapt your script to my needs. I need to make cells D10:D200 match the conditionally formatted colour of cells A10:A200 - can you help me to get this working please. The cells are all in the same worksheet.
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