Hi,

If you are using xl2003 or older the colours are related to the 56 Colours
available via Tools Options Color.
Using a specific RGB value will just have it mapped to the nearest color
from the palette.
So in order to get a specific colour you will need to change the palette
color for a give color index. Note that this will effect all cells, shapes
and chart items using that color index.

Cheers
Andy

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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
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"cindy" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me if there is a way to set rgb colors in excel charts?

thanks so much for your help....
thanks - Cindy