I am not sure this is what you need, but we can find the max with MAX(); then
we locate the column with MATCH(); then we find the color with OFFSET():

=OFFSET(A1,0,MATCH(MAX(2:2),2:2,0)-1)

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Gary''s Student - gsnu200786


"MNF" wrote:

I m using Excel 2002. My data looks like this:

a b c d
1 yellow Green Brown pink
2 16 12 14 15

I have used =max and =large formuli in another sheet (same workbook) to
display data in ascending order in a different table.

I also want to 'label' the data but can't work it out i.e. labelling 16
'yellow' using/adapting the above formuli. Also, in a seperate cell I have
looked at/tried: =If(a2b2,"yellow",if(a2c2,"yellow",if(a2d2,"yel low")))

Which works fine provided yellow is always the greatest value but get an
error when I include the other columns in the same formula i.e. after
if(a2d2,"yellow",if(b12a2,"green" etc etc.

Can anyone help resolve this? Thanks.