Could you post the code how you are setting the background color on a cell?
Tom
Claus Luethje wrote:
> Hi,
> I build an excel sheet with colored cells and texts, and it works fine
> when I use the predefined colors. But when I add colors myself, I get
> grey scale colors. Do I have to change some settings in the Workbook (or
> anywhere else)?
>
> I set the palette and colors like this:
>
> private HSSFPalette palette = new HSSFPalette(new
> PaletteRecord((short)0x92)){};
>
> protected final HSSFColor getColor(final Color col){
> HSSFColor c;
> c = palette.findColor((byte)col.getRed(), (byte)col.getGreen(),
> (byte)col.getBlue());
> if(c==null){
> try{
> c = palette.addColor((byte)col.getRed(),
> (byte)col.getGreen(), (byte)col.getBlue());
> } catch (RuntimeException re){
> c = palette.findSimilarColor((byte)col.getRed(),
> (byte)col.getGreen(), (byte)col.getBlue());
> }
> }
> return c;
> }
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Regards,
> Claus
>
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