Compare Colors in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Score how close two colors are. Returns similarity percent and Delta E per row — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ 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 — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

colorsimilarity.xlsxsample data

C2fx=VERVE("colorsimilarity", A2, B2, "field", "color1.hex")

Color1

Color2

Color1 › Hex

Color2 › Hex

Overall similarity

FF5733

FF6B47

#FF5733

#FF6B47

95.65

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

One value per row

Fill =VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hex") down a column and Compare Colors returns a result for every row — a batch of live values in a single drag, no code.

Enrich data in place

Add Compare Colors beside a table you already have to append its output right where your data lives, then sort, filter, or chart on it.

Stays fresh on its own

Set the sheet to refresh on a schedule and the compare colors values keep themselves current without anyone re-typing.

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("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hex")

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hex")

Fields you can pull

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

Color1 › Hex
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hex")
Color1 › Rgb › R
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.rgb.r")
Color1 › Rgb › G
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.rgb.g")
Color1 › Rgb › B
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.rgb.b")
Color1 › Hsl › H
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hsl.h")
Color1 › Hsl › S
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hsl.s")
Color1 › Hsl › L
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hsl.l")
Color2 › Hex
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color2.hex")
Color2 › Rgb › R
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color2.rgb.r")
Color2 › Rgb › G
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color2.rgb.g")
Color2 › Rgb › B
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color2.rgb.b")
Color2 › Hsl › H
=VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color2.hsl.h")

Compare Colors, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Compare Colors into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("colorsimilarity", "FF5733", "FF6B47", "field", "color1.hex") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.

What data can I pull from Compare Colors?

Compare Colors returns color1.hex, color1.rgb.r, color1.rgb.g, color1.rgb.b and color1.hsl.h, plus 7 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.

Can I fill a whole column of Compare Colors at once?

Yes. Put your color1 values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.

How many credits does each Compare Colors cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.

Does Compare Colors work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.

Compare Colors

One value per row

Enrich data in place

Stays fresh on its own

Compare Colors, answered

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

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