How to Filter by Color in Excel & Google Sheets

In this tutorial, you will learn how to filter data by color in Excel and Google Sheets.

 

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Filter by Color

Say you have the formatted data set shown below and want to filter and only display those rows highlighted in green.

 

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  1. First, turn on the filter. Click anywhere in the data range (e.g., B2:G16) and in the Ribbon, go to Home > Sort & Filter > Filter.

 

turn filter on

 

  1. Click on the filter button next to any of the column headings (B2, for example), go to Filter by Color, and choose green.

 

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As a result, only rows with cells colored in green are displayed (3, 4, 10, and 16) while all other rows are hidden.

 

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Filter by Color in Google Sheets

  1. To create a filter, click anywhere in the data range (B2:G16) and in the Menu, go to Data > Create a filter.

 

google sheets create a filter

 

  1. Click on the filter button next to any of the column headings (B2, for example). Then go to Filter by color > Fill Color and choose green (#A9D08E).

 

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The result is the same as in Excel: All green rows are displayed.

 

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