How to Change Pie Chart Colors in Excel (4 Easy Ways)

Method 1 – Use Fill Color Tool to Change Pie Chart Colors

Double-click on any of the slices in the pie chart.

Right-click and select Fill.

Select any color for the slice.

The slice will change to the selected color.

Change other slice colors by following the same procedure.
Fill Color tool is in the Font group of the Home tab.

Select More Colors.

The Colors window will open where you can customize colors as desired.

Method 2 – Apply Themes in Excel to Modify Pie Chart Colors

Select Colors in the Themes group of the Page Layout tab.

Choose a color set.

The slice colors will change.

To edit any color of the selected color set, go to Customize Colors.

In the Create New Theme Colors window, change colors as desired.
Click on Save.

Method 3 – Change Pie Chart Colors in Excel with Chart Style

Go to Page Layout tab and choose Change Colors from the Chart Styles group.

Select the color from the options.

The pie chart color will change.

To change the background color,
- Click on Shape Fill under the Shape Styles group from the Format tab.
- Select any color.

Backgrund will change to the selected color.

Read More: How to Edit Pie Chart in Excel

Method 4 – Use Excel VBA Code to Change Pie Chart Colors

Color the cells D5:D9 manually with the Fill Color tool.

Go to the Developer tab and select Visual Basic.

In the visual basic window, Go to the Insert tab and select Module.

Insert the code below on the blank page.

Private Sub SheetActivate()
    Dim ch As ChartObject
    Dim l As Long
    Dim vntValues As Variant
    Dim st As String
    Dim myS As Series

    For Each ch In ActiveSheet.ChartObjects

        For Each myS In ch.Chart.SeriesCollection

            If myS.ChartType <> xlPie Then GoTo SkipNotPie

            s = Split(myS.Formula, ",")(2)
            vntValues = myS.Values

            For l = 1 To UBound(vntValues)
                myS.Points(l).Interior.Color = Range(s).Cells(l).Interior.Color
            Next l
SkipNotPie:
        Next myS
    Next ch
End Sub