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.

This article shows how to count nonblank cells in Excel by using differnt functions and built-in feature in Microsoft Excel.

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.

How to Use If-Then Excel Equations to Color Cells. If-Then rules allow you to create colorful business spreadsheets that do more than look pretty. Meaningful colors can help you and others ...

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

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/fields.