Also Read: How to change the color of the Excel worksheet Tab. If you want, you may preview the text occurrences one by one and replace the forecolor using the Find Next and Replace options.

You can type codes in VBA Editor to change the cell colors in Excel. Learn how to change the cell background color with VBA Editor in Excel.

Click "Colors," a link located beside "Choose What Colors Will Be Seen in Previous Versions of Excel." Excel displays the default color palette. Select any color you want to change in the palette.