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Private Sub Worksheet_SelectionChange(ByVal Target As Range)
  If (Left(ActiveCell.Text, 1) = "#" And Len(ActiveCell.Text) = 7) Then
    ActiveCell.Interior.Color = WorksheetFunction.Hex2Dec(Mid$(ActiveCell.Text, 2))
End If

End Sub
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