Template help - give colors to the certain result of comparison status1 to status2

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Hi, can someone help please with the following template.

I’m trying to give colors to the certain result of comparison status1 to status2.
If status1 is below status2 with a value between 0 and -250, a color must show. If it is between -250 and -500, another color.

But also the way around: if status1 is ABOVE the value of status2, up to and including +250, it must also be given a color, just as it is between +250 and +500.

I just don’t know how to compare this to status2 in this template?! What I have is:
but of course isn’t working.

     {% set status1 = states('sensor.value') %}
     {% set status2 = states('sensor.value_ath') %}

     {% if status1 > 0 and -250 > status2 %}
      lightorange
     {% elif status1 > -250 and -500 > status2 %}
      orange
     {% elif status1 > 0 and 250 > status2 %}
      lightgreen
     {% elif status1 > 250 and 500 > status2 %}
      lightgreen
     {% else %}
      white
     {% endif %}

any help is appreciated.

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Something like this?


          {% set status1 = 0 %}
          {% set status2 = 100 %}
          {% if status1 < status2 %}
            {% if status1 <= 0 and status1 >= -250 %}
              lightorange
            {% elif status1 < -250 and status1 >= -500 %}
              orange
            {% else %}
              blue?
            {% endif %}
          {% elif status1 > status2 %}
            {% if status1 > 0 and status1 <= 250 %}
              lightgreen
            {% elif status1 > 250 and status1 <= 500 %}
              green
            {% else %}
              black?
            {% endif %}
          {% else %}
            white
          {% endif %}

Place your sensors in the variables

3

Make sure to include an int or float filter on each of your status variable definitions so you get mathematically accurate comparisons.

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Hm it feels like I’m almost there, this is my testing so far.

is the template correct when I say:

first check: is status1 greater than status2? yes? then the value is checked, is it greater than 250 (ORANGE) or 500 (RED)?
second check: is status2 smaller then status2? yes? then the value is checked, is it smaller than -250 (GREY) or -500 (BLUE)?

{% set status1 = states('sensor.value') | float %}
{% set status2 = states('sensor.value_ath') | float %}

{% if status1 > status2 < 250 %}
orange
{% elif status1 > status2 < 500 %}
red
{% elif status1 < status2 > -250 %}
grey
{% elif status1 < status2 > -500 %}
blue

{% else %}
white
{% endif %}

but is it still not 100% correct because the result (compare status1 with status2) = -48 at this moment.
it gives me grey, but when I change -250 to -600 for instance, it also gives me grey ?!

5

thanks for thinking along, but it feels a bit complicated and longer than necessary.

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It is difficult to help when we don’t have a “truth table” to compare against or even any idea what the possible value ranges are for these statuses.

What do you mean by “with a value” and “it is between”? Are you referring to status1, status2 or something else?

What do you mean by “the result”? How is a comparison (>, <, <=, >=) returning anything but true or false? If you are performing other calculations you need to show/describe them.

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something comes to mind as I write a response to you.

I’ve got 2 sensors which reports a certain EUR value (currency), so for instance status1 is 300 EUR. Status2 is the all-time-high of status1 so if status1 changes to 500 EUR, status2 will change too, to the same value.

So what I just thought; a 250 or 500 EUR difference above status2 is not possible. I’m sorry for the confusing.
But I still want to know the color when status1 is below status2.

So if status1’s value has a difference with status2, between 0 and -250 EUR, I want to see a specific color. The same for the difference between -500 and -750 EUR.

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status1 has a value at this moment of: 5733 EUR
status2: 5794 EUR

the difference is -61 EUR

so when I try a template like this I would expect to see green but I see blue in the template tester?!
because it is closer to -250 (in the between 0 and -250 range) than between -250 and -500

{% set status1 = states('sensor.value') | float %}
{% set status2 = states('sensor.value_ath') | float %}

{% if status1 < status2 < -250 %}
green
{% elif status1 < status2 > -500 %}
blue
{% else %}
red
{% endif%}
9

Then you’re doing it completely wrong.

{% set status = ((states('sensor.sensor1') 
| float) - (states('sensor.sensor2') | float)) %}

Do the IFs

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Testing again and it looks like this one works
I created a new sensor based on the outcome of sensors: status1 - status2. Like this

sensor:
      - name: valuedif
        unique_id: valuedif
        icon: mdi:currency-eur
        unit_of_measurement: "€"
        state: >
         {{ ( states('sensor.value')|float(0) - states('sensor.value_ath')|float(0)) | round(2) }}

And then put the new valuedif sensor like this:

{% set status = states('sensor.valuedif') | int %}
 {% if status > -100 %}
  blue
 {% elif -100 > status > -250 %}
  orange
 {% elif -250 > status > -500 %}
  red
{% else %}
 grey
{% endif %}

Dont ask me why because I don’t understand the < and > here

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That template will output grey for a difference of exactly -100 or -250.

In English, the statements are:

  • If the status is greater than -100 (e.g. -50)
  • Elseif the status is between -100 and -250 (but not including either)
  • Elseif the status is between -250 and -500 (but not including either)

Suggest you make the second and third statements:

 {% elif -100 >= status > -250 %}

and

 {% elif -250 >= status > -500 %}

which will output orange for exactly -100 and red for exactly -250.

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