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Here's how to Create a dropdown list with color in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.

i. To add color to a drop-down list in HTML, you can use the following steps:

1. Create a drop-down list using the `select` tag.
2. Add the options to the drop-down list using the `option` tag.
3. Use the `style` attribute to set the background color of the drop-down list.

For example, the following code will create a drop-down list with a red background color:

```html
angled-bracket-hereselect style="background-color: red;"angled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="red"angled-bracket-hereRedangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="blue"angled-bracket-hereBlueangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="green"angled-bracket-hereGreenangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-here/selectangled-bracket-here
```

You can also use the `class` attribute to set the background color of the drop-down list. For example, the following code will create a drop-down list with a red background color if the `red` class is applied to it:

```html
angled-bracket-hereselect class="red"angled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="red"angled-bracket-hereRedangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="blue"angled-bracket-hereBlueangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-hereoption value="green"angled-bracket-hereGreenangled-bracket-here/optionangled-bracket-here
angled-bracket-here/selectangled-bracket-here
```

You can then use the following CSS to set the background color of the drop-down list when the `red` class is applied to it:

```css
.red {
background-color: red;
}
```

Here are some additional CSS properties that you can use to style a drop-down list:

* `color`: Sets the text color of the drop-down list.
* `font-size`: Sets the font size of the drop-down list.
* `font-family`: Sets the font family of the drop-down list.
* `padding`: Sets the padding of the drop-down list.
* `margin`: Sets the margin of the drop-down list.
* `border`: Sets the border of the drop-down list.
* `border-radius`: Sets the border radius of the drop-down list.
* `box-shadow`: Sets the box shadow of the drop-down list.

You can use any combination of these properties to style your drop-down list to your liking.

ii. To create a drop-down list in conditional formatting, you can use the following steps:

1. Select the range of cells that you want to apply the conditional formatting to.
2. Click on the **Home** tab.
3. In the **Conditional Formatting** group, click on the **New Rule** button.
4. In the **New Formatting Rule** dialog box, select the **Use a formula to determine which cells to format** option.
5. In the **Format values where this formula is true** field, type the following formula:

```
=ISTEXT(A1)
```

6. Click on the **Format** button.
7. In the **Format Cells** dialog box, select the **Data** tab.
8. In the **Validation** section, select the **List** option.
9. In the **Allow** list, type the list of items that you want to appear in the drop-down list.
10. Click on the **OK** button in the **Format Cells** dialog box.
11. Click on the **OK** button in the **New Formatting Rule** dialog box.

The drop-down list will now appear in the selected range of cells.

Here are some additional things to keep in mind when creating a drop-down list in conditional formatting:

* The formula that you use in the **Format values where this formula is true** field must return a **TRUE** or **FALSE** value.
* The list of items that you type in the **Allow** list must be enclosed in quotation marks.
* You can use the **Data Validation** dialog box to set other properties of the drop-down list, such as the maximum length of the text that can be entered and whether the drop-down list is required.

iii. To create a drop-down list in Excel with formatting, you can use the following steps:

1. Select the cell or range of cells where you want to create the drop-down list.
2. Click on the **Data** tab.
3. In the **Data Tools** group, click on the **Data Validation** button.
4. In the **Data Validation** dialog box, select the **List** option from the **Allow** drop-down list.
5. In the **Source** box, type the list of items that you want to appear in the drop-down list.
6. If you want to restrict the user to only selecting items from the drop-down list, select the **In-cell dropdown** checkbox.
7. Click on the **Format** button to set the formatting for the drop-down list.
8. In the **Format Cells** dialog box, select the **Font**, **Alignment**, and **Border** tabs to set the formatting for the drop-down list.
9. Click on the **OK** button in the **Format Cells** dialog box.
10. Click on the **OK** button in the **Data Validation** dialog box.

The drop-down list will now appear in the selected cell or range of cells.