Name Hex Colors in Google Sheets & Excel — =VERVE("colornamefinder", A2)

What this pulls

Turn hex codes into readable color names. =VERVE("colornamefinder", A2) returns the nearest named colors down a column — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 300+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE()function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — these inputs, and the values they land in your sheet.

colornamefinder.xlsxlive

B1fx=VERVE("colornamefinder", "FF5733", 3)

Input hex

#FF5733

255

Exact match

FALSE

Name

Tomato

Example resultpulled live from APIVerve1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

Look up facts in the grid

Fill =VERVE("colornamefinder", A2) beside your keys and pull the reference value for each into its own cell — one trusted lookup per row.

Standardize a dataset

Replace hand-maintained lookup tables with a live one so your reference values never drift out of date.

Join to your data

Use Name Hex Colors's output as a lookup column your other formulas can VLOOKUP or reference directly.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2)

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same function, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2)

Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

Input hex=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "input_hex")
Input rgb=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "input_rgb")
Exact match=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "exact_match")
Closest color=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "closest_color")
Closest matches=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "closest_matches")
Total named colors=VERVE("colornamefinder", A2, "total_named_colors")

Name Hex Colors, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Name Hex Colors into a spreadsheet?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in with your key, and type =VERVE("colornamefinder", A2) into any cell. The same function works in Google Sheets and Excel — no scripts, no API wiring.

How many credits does each Name Hex Colors cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. Filling a column of ten rows costs ten times that; a cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a static sheet doesn't keep charging.

Can I fill a whole column at once?

Yes. Reference a range instead of a single cell — e.g. point Name Hex Colors at A2:A50 — and it returns a value for every row in one call, or just drag =VERVE("colornamefinder", A2) down like any spreadsheet function.

Does Name Hex Colors work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes. It's the same =VERVE() function with the same arguments and the same key in both — build a sheet in one and it behaves identically in the other.

How current is the data?

Name Hex Colors is served live from APIVerve's production data engine, and cells recalculate on the refresh cadence you choose — every open, hourly, or every 30 minutes.

Where does the data come from, and what shows on my bill?

VerveSheets runs on APIVerve, our production data engine; Name Hex Colors is one of 300+ sources on the same key. Invoices and card statements show APIVERVE.

Name Hex Colors

Look up facts in the grid

Standardize a dataset

Join to your data

Name Hex Colors, answered

Put Name Hex Colors in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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