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

Author Siluvia Last modified

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:

click View Code from right click menu

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.

the cell C1 is filled with the same color of cell A1

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

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