By: Shamima Sultana

In reply to joost.

Hello Joost,

Hope you are doing well. Thank you for your feedback! Applying the same color to all bars in a group might not be ideal if they represent different years or categories. It’s better to use different colors or shades for clarity. This helps in distinguishing the data within the group more effectively. That’s why we avoided same color across the grouped bar chart.

But if it is helpful to you to visualize the bars then you can do it.
As Excel doesn’t automatically apply the same color across the grouped bar chart categories. You can manually adjust the colors by selecting each data series and applying the same color.
Follow the steps to do so:
1. Click on one of the bars you want to change.
2. Right-click and select Format Data Series.
3. Choose Fill and pick your desired color.
Repeat for each data series to maintain consistent coloring across all groups.

Regards
ExcelDemy