Learn how to use various colours in cell formatting. You will also learn how many basic colours are there in Excel. And at the same time, get to know what are the names of the colours in Excel? I will also go a bit deeper on what are the 56 colourindex colors in Excel? <br /><br />I recently published a video on calculating days left from the deadline, along with color-coding and flagging for overdue dates. <br />The color-coding can be customized in the cell formatting popup window like this. <br />However, there was a very interesting question about the possibility of using colors beyond the three options: Red, Blue, and Green. <br />Well, we have a few moe options for colours, and this is how you can define it. <br /><br />The first method is to use the standard colour names as shown in the screen, with a total of 8 options available. <br />If I have missed out other colors, please do let me know. <br /><br />The second option involves utilizing color index or color palettes. By typing the word "color" followed by a number, you have access to a range of 56 different colors to choose from. <br /><br />I've consolidated all the colour I have outlined in my video on this spreadsheet and this is what it each of the color looks like. <br /><br />Here are the colours outlined in my video. <br /><br />Standard Color Names <br />Black <br />Blue <br />Cyan <br />Green <br />Magenta <br />Red <br />White <br />Yellow <br /><br />With this method, the syntax would look like this. <br />[Magenta]# "Days Overdue";[Blue]# "Days Remaining";[Green] "Today" <br /><br />Method 2: <br />Color Palette <br />Syntax. <br /> Color> <br />For example. <br /> Color8 <br /> Color42 <br /><br />You have a selectin of Color1 to Color56 <br />And the syntax would look like this. <br />[Color56]# "Days Overdue";[Blue]# "Days Remaining";[Green] "Today" <br /><br />What are the names of the colors in Excel? <br />Black: RGB(0,0,0) <br />White: RGB(255,255,255) <br />Red: RGB(255,0,0) <br />Green: RGB(0,255,0) <br />Blue: RGB(0,0,255) <br />Yellow: RGB(255,255,0) <br />Magenta: RGB(255,0,255) <br />Cyan: RGB(0,255,255) <br /><br />Calculate days remaining from today without weekends and statutory holidays in Excel - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/WXPhrRwfpsY?si=C6DDUAzoGrAFssv8 <br /><br />How do I calculate days remaining from today in Excel? - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/BuuGhktIjtc?si=dBhGrid1UzeFWwyY <br /><br />Generate random dates in Excel - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/03wgMfz0S_4?si=aUsBgbDgdsEcQJ0T <br /><br />Generate random dates excluding weekends and Statutory Holiday in Excel - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/I9OYxegi9SU?si=JpUa2eJVY4E33XK0 <br /><br />Generate random dates excluding weekends and Statutory Holiday in Excel - Excel Tips and Tricks - DETAIL EXPLANATION <br />https://youtu.be/ew60gnV72zY?si=4NXJUqfBgJdAp4Yd <br /><br />How to Generate Unique Random Numbers in Excel - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/6KNctHs-TgM?si=F7xRASYt0UmJ4IwL <br /><br />How do I generate a random price in Excel? How do I randomly generate 1000 numbers in Excel? - Excel Tips and Tricks <br />https://youtube.com/shorts/aa3OF0_v9C4?si=uBohKhgldJhicfP- <br /><br />
