What are “Theme Colors” in Excel?

Ann K. Emery

Last updated:

Sep 29th, 2025

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“Theme Colors” are branding presets inside Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

In this video, you’ll learn how Theme Colors show up as:

Font colors
Cell background colors
Icons
Tables
Pivot tables
Charts
Slicers

What’s Inside

00:15 Theme Colors are Branding Presets
00:25 Brand Colors as Font Colors
00:38 Brand Colors as Cell Background Colors
00:51 Brand Colors in Icons
01:15 Brand Colors in Tables, Pivot Tables, and Charts
01:43 Brand Colors in Excel Tables
02:03 Brand Colors in Pivot Tables
02:47 Brand Colors in Pivot Charts
03:16 Brand Colors in Slicers
03:42 Next Video: How to Set Up Theme Colors

More about Ann K. Emery
Ann K. Emery is a sought-after speaker who is determined to get your data out of spreadsheets and into stakeholders’ hands. Each year, she leads more than 100 workshops, webinars, and keynotes for thousands of people around the globe. Her design consultancy also overhauls graphs, publications, and slideshows with the goal of making technical information easier to understand for non-technical audiences.

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