Is there a way for excel to preform function based on background color

PerunPL

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hello everyone,
so I have a question if its possible for excel to read background color of active cell, and to preform that function if the cell is colored.
As of know my function in excel looks like this =IF(AND(K11="S-1",B11="blue"),J11, ). Is there anyway to replace B11=" Blue" to just read background color of the active cell which would be in Q11, and if it RGB (0,176,240) and K11="S-1" to just copy J11 number to active cell.
 

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I do not believe it can do that without VBA. Native Excel functions can only access cell values, not formatting (unless there have been some recent changes in newer versions of Excel).
How is the background color set?
If it is set by Conditional Formatting, you should be able to use the same condition that sets the formatting in your formulas.
 
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