Excel Colorname Key – What Is "Indian Red," Anyway?
Excel Colorname Key – What Is "Indian Red," Anyway?
By Susannah Jones Information Architect and WebFOCUS DeveloperElie Tahari, Ltd.
When WebFOCUS outputs an Excel spreadsheet, the FOCUS stylesheet needs to reference colors in a way that Excel can understand. But who knows what "Indian Red" really is? Excel has 40 colors, 16 of which are named exactly as they are named in WebFOCUS. The other 24 colors don't match those named in WebFOCUS. To use these other colors for Excel output, you need to supply your stylesheet with the RGB value.
Below is a sheet that illustrates all of the WebFOCUS color names deriving their hex value, their RGB value, and a block of the color itself. The sheet is not sorted by alphabetic color name but rather by hex value so that you can get an idea of where the colors sit relative to each other, and where the Excel colors fit in the range. When you want the rest of your WebFOCUS launch page to match the Excel colors, this key will let you do that.
| Table of WebFOCUS Colorname Values and the Closest Excel Color | ||||
| Color Sample | HEX |
RGB |
WebFOCUS colorname or Excel value | Excel? |
| #000000 | rgb( 0 0 0) | BLACK (bold names: GRAPHTYPE) |
b |
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| #000080 | rgb( 0 0 128) | NAVY |
b |
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| #003300 | rgb( 0 51 0) | excel only xml class 139 | b | |
| #003366 | rgb( 0 51 102) | excel only xml class 144 | b | |
| #0000ff | rgb( 0 0 255) | BLUE | b | |
| #007fff | rgb( 0 127 255) | SLATE BLUE | ||
| #008000 | rgb( 0 128 0) | GREEN | b | |
| #008080 | rgb( 0 128 128) | TEAL | b | |
| #00ccff | rgb( 0 204 255) |
excel only xml class 153 |
b | |
| #00ff00 | rgb( 0 255 0) | LIME | ||
| #00ffff | rgb( 0 255 255) | AQUA or CYAN | b | |
| #236b8e | rgb( 35 107 142) | STEEL BLUE | ||
| #238e6b | rgb( 35 142 107) | SEA GREEN | ||
| #2f2f4f | rgb( 47 47 79) | MIDNIGHT BLUE | ||
| #2f4f2f | rgb( 47 79 47) | DARK GREEN | ||
| #2f4f4f | rgb( 47 79 79) | DARK SLATE GREY | ||
| #3232cc | rgb( 50 50 204) | MEDIUM BLUE |
b |
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| #3299cc | rgb( 50 153 204) | SKY BLUE | ||
| #32cc32 | rgb( 50 204 50) | LIME GREEN | b | |
| #32cc99 | rgb( 50 204 153) | MEDIUM AQUAMARINE | ||
| #333300 | rgb( 51 51 0) | excel only xml class 126 | b | |
| #333333 | rgb( 51 51 51) | excel only xml class 159 | b | |
| #333399 | rgb( 51 51 153) | excel only xml class 154 | b | |
| #339966 | rgb( 51 153 102) | excel only xml class 141 | b | |
| #33cccc | rgb( 51 204 204) | excel only xml class 146 | b | |
| #3366ff | rgb( 51 102 255) | excel only xml class 152 | b | |
| #42426f | rgb( 66 66 111) | CORNFLOWER BLUE | ||
| #4f2f2f | rgb( 79 47 47) | INDIAN RED | ||
| #4f2f4f | rgb( 79 47 79) | VIOLET | ||
| #4f4f2f | rgb( 79 79 47) | DARK OLIVE GREEN | ||
| #5f9f9f | rgb( 95 159 159) | CADET BLUE | ||
| #666699 | rgb(102 102 153) |
excel only xml class 155 |
b | |
| #6b238e | rgb(107 35 142) | DARK SLATE BLUE | ||
| #6f4242 | rgb(111 66 66) | SALMON (no way is this salmon!) | ||
| #7093db | rgb(112 147 219) | DARK TURQUOISE | ||
| #70db93 | rgb(112 219 147) | AQUAMARINE | ||
| #70dbdb | rgb(112 219 219) | MEDIUM TURQUOISE | ||
| #7f00ff | rgb(127 0 255) | MEDIUM SLATE BLUE | ||
| #7fff00 | rgb(127 255 0) | MEDIUM SPRING GREEN | ||
| #800000 | rgb(128 0 0) | MAROON |
b |
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| #800080 | rgb(128 0 128) | PURPLE | b | |
| #808000 | rgb(128 128 0) | OLIVE |
b |
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| #808080 | rgb(128 128 128) | GREY |
b |
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| #8e2323 | rgb(142 35 35) | FIREBRICK | ||
| #8e6b23 | rgb(142 107 35) | SIENNA | ||
| #8f8fbc | rgb(143 143 188) | LIGHT STEEL BLUE | ||
| #8fbc8f | rgb(143 188 143) | PALE GREEN | ||
| #9370db | rgb(147 112 219) | MEDIUM ORCHID | ||
| #93db70 | rgb(147 219 112) | GREEN YELLOW | ||
| #969696 | rgb(150 150 150) |
excel only xml class 161 |
b | |
| #9932cc | rgb(153 50 204) | DARK ORCHID | ||
| #993300 | rgb(153 51 0) | excel only xml class 125 | b | |
| #993366 | rgb(153 51 102) | excel only xml class 157 | b | |
| #99cc00 | rgb(153 204 0) | excel only xml class 136 | b | |
| #99cc32 | rgb(153 204 50) | YELLOW GREEN | ||
| #99ccff | rgb(153 204 255) |
excel only xml class 149 |
b | |
| #9f5f9f | rgb(159 95 159) | BLUE VIOLET | ||
| #9f9f5f | rgb(159 159 95) | KHAKI | ||
| #A52A2A | rgb(165 42 58) | BROWN | ||
| #a8a8a8 | rgb(168 168 168) | LIGHT GREY | ||
| #adeaea | rgb(173 234 234) | TURQUOISE | ||
| #bc8f8f | rgb(188 143 143) | PINK | ||
| #bfd8d8 | rgb(191 216 216) | LIGHT BLUE | ||
| #c0c0c0 | rgb(192 192 192) | SILVER | b | |
| #cc3232 | rgb(204 50 50) | ORANGE RED | ||
| #cc3299 | rgb(204 50 153) | VIOLET RED | ||
| #cc7f32 | rgb(204 127 50) | GOLD | ||
| #cc99ff | rgb(204 153 255) |
excel only xml class 158 |
b | |
| #ccffcc | rgb(204 255 204) |
excel only xml class 143 |
b | |
| #ccffff | rgb(204 255 255) |
excel only xml class 148 |
b | |
| #d8bfd8 | rgb(216 191 216) | THISTLE | ||
| #d8d8bf | rgb(216 216 191) | WHEAT | ||
| #db7093 | rgb(219 112 147) | MEDIUM VIOLET RED | ||
| #db70db | rgb(219 112 219) | ORCHID | ||
| #db9370 | rgb(219 147 112) | TAN | ||
| #dbdb70 | rgb(219 219 112) | GOLDENROD | ||
| #eaadea | rgb(234 173 234) | PLUM | ||
| #eaeaad | rgb(234 234 173) | MEDIUM GOLDENROD | ||
| #ff0000 | rgb(255 0 0) | RED | b | |
| #ff00ff | rgb(255 0 255) | FUCHSIA, aka FUSCHIA (SIC) , MAGENTA | b | |
| #ff6600 | rgb(255 102 0) |
excel only xml class 131 |
b | |
| #ff7f00 | rgb(255 127 0) | ORANGE | ||
| #ff9900 | rgb(255 153 0) |
excel only xml class 132 |
b | |
| #ff99cc | rgb(255 153 204) |
excel only xml class 130 |
b | |
| #ffcc00 | rgb(255 204 0) |
excel only xml class 133 |
b | |
| #ffcc99 | rgb(255 204 153) | excel only xml class 134 | b | |
| #ffff00 | rgb(255 255 0) | YELLOW | b | |
| #ffff99 | rgb(255 255 153) |
excel only xml class 138 |
b | |
| #ffffff | rgb(255 255 255) | WHITE | b | |
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90 COLORS: Prepared by Susannah Jones, Elie Tahari Ltd. (c) March 2004 (susanj@elietahari.com)
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