{"id":71,"date":"2026-02-19T18:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=71"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:20:10","slug":"how-to-set-color-using-xlwings-indexed-coloring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-set-color-using-xlwings-indexed-coloring\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Set Color Using xlwings? – Indexed Coloring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

Indexed coloring involves using a predefined set of colors, known as a color lookup table, where each color has a unique index number, as shown in the diagram. To apply indexed coloring, simply assign an index number to the corresponding indexed color property.<\/p>\n

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sht.api.Range(“C3”).Font.ColorIndex=3<\/p>\n

sht.api.Range(“C3″).Value=”Hello”<\/p>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
#Color - Index color\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\nbk=app.books.active   #Get the active workbook\nsht=bk.sheets.active    #Get the active worksheet\n\nsht.api.Range(\"C3\").Font.ColorIndex=3\nsht.api.Range(\"C3\").Value=\"Hello\"\n\n#bk.save()\n#bk.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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