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Conditional formatting highlight target percentage

Generic formula

= A1 >= X
= A1 >= Y
= A1 < Y

Explanation
If you want to highlight a percentage value in a cell using different colors, with each color representing a certain level of achievement,
you can use multiple conditional formatting rules, with each rule targeting a different threshold. In the example shown, conditional
formatting is applied to the range B5:B12 using 3 formulas:

= B5 >= 90% // green

= B5 >= 80% // yellow
= B5 < 80% // pink

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Note: formulas areentered relative to theupper left cell in the range, which is B5 in this example.

How this formula works

Conditional formatting rules are evaluated in order.

1. For each cell in the range B5:B12, the rst formula is evaluated. If the value is greater than or equal to 90%, the formula returns
TRUE and the green ll is applied. If the value is not greater than or equal to 90%, the formula returns FALSE and the rule is not
triggered.
2. For each cell in the range B5:B12, the second formula is evaluated. If the value is greater than or equal to 80%, the formula
returns TRUE and the yellow ll is applied.
3. For each cell in the range B5:B12, the third formula is evaluated. If the value is less than80%, the formula returns TRUE and the
pink ll is applied.

The "stop if true" option is enabled for the rst two rules to prevent further processing, since the rules are mutually exclusive.

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See also
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Test conditional formatting with dummy formulas
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