{"id":517,"date":"2026-03-26T18:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=517"},"modified":"2026-03-23T06:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:18:22","slug":"how-to-set-transparency-and-color-fill-of-areas-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-set-transparency-and-color-fill-of-areas-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set Transparency and Color Fill of Areas Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u3010Method<\/b>\u3011<\/p>\n

By referencing the `Format.Fill` property of the Series object, a `FillFormat` object is returned, representing the area object in the series. The members of the `FillFormat` object can be used to set properties for the area object.<\/p>\n

– Transparency property<\/p>\n

– ForeColor property<\/p>\n

– OneColorGradient method<\/p>\n

– TwoColorGradient method<\/p>\n

– Solid method<\/p>\n

sht.api.Range(‘A1:B7’).Select()<\/p>\n

cht=sht.api.Shapes.AddChart().Chart<\/p>\n

ser=cht.SeriesCollection(‘P1’)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #First series<\/p>\n

ff=ser.Format.Fill<\/p>\n

ff.Transparency=0.7<\/p>\n

ser2=cht.SeriesCollection(‘P2’)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 #Second series<\/p>\n

ff2=ser2.Format.Fill<\/p>\n

ff2.OneColorGradient(1,1,1)<\/p>\n\n\n

\u3010Example<\/strong>\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u3010Code<\/strong>\u3011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#Area settings - Transparency and solid gradient\n\nimport xlwings as xw\nimport os\n\nroot = os.getcwd()\napp = xw.App(visible=True, add_book=False)\nwb=app.books.open(root+r'\/P1P2.xlsx',read_only=False)\nsht=wb.sheets(1)\n\nsht.api.Range('A1:B7').Select()\ncht=sht.api.Shapes.AddChart().Chart\nser=cht.SeriesCollection('P1')    #First series\nff=ser.Format.Fill\nff.Transparency=0.7\nser2=cht.SeriesCollection('P2')    #Second series\nff2=ser2.Format.Fill\nff2.OneColorGradient(1,1,1)\n\n#wb.save()\n#wb.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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