1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFConditionalFormatting.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFConditionalFormatting.java
index 69c61a701a..697f350c7e 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFConditionalFormatting.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFConditionalFormatting.java
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.HSSFITestDataProvider;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.BaseTestConditionalFormatting;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Color;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.SheetConditionalFormatting;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
@@ -34,6 +36,11 @@ public final class TestHSSFConditionalFormatting extends BaseTestConditionalForm
     public TestHSSFConditionalFormatting(){
         super(HSSFITestDataProvider.instance);
     }
+    protected void assertColour(String hexExpected, Color actual) {
+        assertNotNull("Colour must be given", actual);
+        HSSFColor colour = (HSSFColor)actual;
+        assertEquals(hexExpected, colour.getHexString());
+    }
 
     public void testRead() {
         testRead("WithConditionalFormatting.xls");