Excel offers plenty of functions, but sadly, none of them can be used directly to calculate the count of color-coded cells. Also, there’s no built-in way (whatsoever) to do so in Excel.

Counting records or values in Microsoft Excel is easy. Counting individual cells by their fill color definitely isn't. Using an old function and a matrix tames the problem.

Or you might want a count by colors. In this article, I’ll show you a simple way to evaluate values by the cell’s fill color using Excel’s built-in filtering feature.

Need to find cells with specific text? The COUNTIF formula in Excel has got you covered.

How to Display a Count of Cells on the Bottom of the Window in Excel. Numbers affect your business's success, and Excel helps you manage your numbers. Whether your spreadsheets contain sales ...

Microsoft Excel allows you to crunch massive quantities of data easily through the use of functions. Sometimes you need to know the number of actual data points without counting blank cells.

Can Excel sort by color? Absolutely. In addition to sorting by values, Excel can sort by cell color, font color, and cell icon. First, you must you must define the colors for your sort columns ...