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This UDF will sum a range of cells based on their fill colour

SEE ALSO: Single Function to Sum Or Count Cells by Their Fill Color

The Code:

Function SumColor(rColor As Range, rSumRange As Range)



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'Sums cells based on a specified fill color.

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	Dim rCell As Range

	Dim iCol As Integer

	Dim vResult



	iCol = rColor.Interior.ColorIndex



		For Each rCell In rSumRange

			If rCell.Interior.ColorIndex = iCol Then

				vResult = WorksheetFunction.Sum(rCell) + vResult

			End If

		Next rCell



	SumColor = vResult

End Function

Or, this UDF will count a range of cells based on their fill color

The Code:

Function CountColor(rColor As Range, rSumRange As Range)



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'Counts cells based on a specified fill color.

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Dim rCell As Range

Dim iCol As Integer

Dim vResult



iCol = rColor.Interior.ColorIndex



   For Each rCell In rSumRange

    If rCell.Interior.ColorIndex = iCol Then

         vResult = vResult + 1

    End If

   Next rCell



CountColor = vResult

End Function

To use these UDF's push Alt+F11 and go Insert>Module and paste in the code. Push Alt+Q and save. The Function will appear under "User Defined" in the Paste Function (Shift+F3).

Use the Function as shown in the graphic example below.

Amount

$ 10.00

$ 25.00

$ 66.00

$ 25.00

$ 31.00

$ 22.00

$ 65.00

$ 100.00

$ 200.00

Result

$ 135.00

Formula

=SUMCOLOR(B2,B1:B10)

B2is the cell containing the fill color wanted (yellow).
B1:B10 are the cells to sum IF they have the same fill color as B2

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