In the moderncv casual theme, in the header, the family name has a darker color than the first name. How can I make it the other way around, and more generally, set each name to a color of my choosing?
[Tex/LaTex] Switch firstname and familyname colors in moderncv
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One option, building on the answer you linked to:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\firstname{John}
\familyname{Doe}
\title{Optional title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}
\mobile{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone{+2~(345)~678~901}
\fax{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{john@doe.org}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}
\quote{Some quote}
\makeatletter
%\AtBeginDocument
%{
% reverse the name and photo
\renewcommand*{\makecvtitle}{%
\recomputecvlengths%
\makecvfooter%
% define optional picture
\newbox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}%
\savebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}{%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@photo}}%
{
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{0pt}%
}%
{%
\setlength\fboxrule{\@photoframewidth}%
\ifdim\@photoframewidth=0pt%
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0pt}\fi%
{\color{color1}\framebox{\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}}}
\@initializelength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}% Damit Länge bekannt bei Name
\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}}%
}%
% end define optional picture
% name
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
{ \raggedright\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@familyname}}%\lastname -> error
%
% \parbox[b]{\textwidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{%
% \raggedleft\namefont{\color{color2!50}\@firstname} {\color{color2}\@lastname}}%\familyname
\\[-.35em]%
{\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}\par\medskip%
\hfill\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}
% optional title
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\\[1.25em]\null\hfill\titlestyle{\@title}}\\[2.5em]%
% optional quote
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
{}%
{{\null\hfill\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}\hfill\null\\[2.5em]}}%
\par}%
%}% AtBeginDocument ende
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Education}
\cventry{year--year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{ \textit{Grade} }{Description} % arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cvitem{title}{ \emph{Title} }
\cvitemwithcomment{Language 1}{Skill level}{Comment}
\cvdoubleitem{category X}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}{category Y}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}
\cvlistitem{Item 1}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Item 2}{Item 3}
\end{document}
You can do this with a redefinition of \makecvtitle; for example:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% "ModernCV" CV and Cover Letter
% LaTeX Template
% Version 1.1 (9/12/12)
%
% This template has been downloaded from:
% http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
%
% Original author:
% Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com)
%
% License:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
%
% Important note:
% This template requires the moderncv.cls and .sty files to be in the same
% directory as this .tex file. These files provide the resume style and themes
% used for structuring the document.
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%!TEX encoding = Windows Latin 1
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv} % Font sizes: 10, 11, or 12; paper sizes: a4paper, letterpaper, a5paper, legalpaper, executivepaper or landscape; font families: sans or roman
\moderncvstyle{casual} % CV theme - options include: 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'
\moderncvcolor{blue} % CV color - options include: 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green', 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
\usepackage{lipsum} % Used for inserting dummy 'Lorem ipsum' text into the template
\usepackage[scale=0.80]{geometry} % Reduce document margins
%\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm} % Uncomment to change the width of the dates column
\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{9cm} % For the 'classic' style, uncomment to adjust the width of the space allocated to your name
\makeatletter
\renewcommand*{\makecvtitle}{%
% recompute lengths (in case we are switching from letter to resume, or vice versa)
\recomputecvlengths%
% optional detailed information (pre-rendering)
\def\phonesdetails{}%
\collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
\protected@edef\phonesdetails{\phonesdetails\protect\makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
\def\socialsdetails{}%
\collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
\protected@edef\socialsdetails{\socialsdetails\protect\makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
\newbox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}%
\savebox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}{%
\addressfont\color{color2}%
\begin{tabular}[b]{@{}r@{}}%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
\phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
\socialsdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\makenewline\@extrainfo}%
\end{tabular}
}%
% optional photo (pre-rendering)
\newbox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}%
\savebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}{%
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@photo}}%
{}%
{%
\hspace*{\separatorcolumnwidth}%
\color{color1}%
\setlength{\fboxrule}{\@photoframewidth}%
\ifdim\@photoframewidth=0pt%
\setlength{\fboxsep}{0pt}\fi%
\framebox{\includegraphics[width=\@photowidth]{\@photo}}}}%
% name and title
\newlength{\makecvtitledetailswidth}\settowidth{\makecvtitledetailswidth}{\usebox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}}%
\newlength{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}\settowidth{\makecvtitlepicturewidth}{\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}}%
\ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\makecvtitlenamewidth=0pt}}% check for dummy value (equivalent to \ifdim\makecvtitlenamewidth=0pt)
{\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{\textwidth-\makecvtitledetailswidth-\makecvtitlepicturewidth}}%
{}%
\begin{minipage}[b]{\makecvtitlenamewidth}%
\namestyle{\textcolor{color2!50}{\@firstname}\ \textcolor{color2}{\@lastname}}%
\end{minipage}%
\hfill%
% optional detailed information (rendering)
\llap{\usebox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}}% \llap is used to suppress the width of the box, allowing overlap if the value of makecvtitlenamewidth is forced
% optional photo (rendering)
\usebox{\makecvtitlepicturebox}\\[2.5em]%
% optional quote
\ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@quote}}%
{}%
{{\centering\begin{minipage}{\quotewidth}\centering\quotestyle{\@quote}\end{minipage}}}%
\par\vskip-3ex{\color{color2!50}\rule{\textwidth}{.25ex}}%
\par
\ifthenelse{\equal{\@title}{}}{}{\bigskip\titlestyle{\raggedright\@title}}%
\par\bigskip}% to avoid weird spacing bug at the first section if no blank line is left after \makecvtitle
\makeatother
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\firstname{Emilie} % Your first name
\familyname{Doe} % Your last name
% All information in this block is optional, comment out any lines you don't need
\title{bla bla bla blaaa $\&$ bla blaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
\address{1, rue des yyyyyyy}{34000 Montpellier, France}
\email{xx.yy@gmail.com}
\mobile{+(33) 00 00 00 00}
\extrainfo{26 years old}
%\birthdate{26 years old}
%\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[70pt][0pt]{picture} % The first bracket is the picture height, the second is the thickness of the frame around the picture (0pt for no frame)
%\quote{bla bla bla blaaa $\&$ bla}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle % Print the CV title
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% EDUCATION SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Education}
\cventry{2011--2012}{Masters of Commerce}{The University of California}{Berkeley}{\textit{GPA -- 8.0}}{First Class Honours} % Arguments not required can be left empty
\cventry{2007--2010}{Bachelor of Business Studies}{The University of California}{Berkeley}{\textit{GPA -- 7.5}}{Specialized in Commerce}
\section{Masters Thesis}
\cvitem{Title}{\emph{Money Is The Root Of All Evil -- Or Is It?}}
\cvitem{Supervisors}{Professor James Smith \& Associate Professor Jane Smith}
\cvitem{Description}{This thesis explored the idea that money has been the cause of untold anguish and suffering in the world. I found that it has, in fact, not.}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Experience}
\subsection{Vocational}
\cventry{2012--Present}{1\textsuperscript{st} Year Analyst}{\textsc{Lehman Brothers}}{Los Angeles}{}{Developed spreadsheets for risk analysis on exotic derivatives on a wide array of commodities (ags, oils, precious and base metals), managed blotter and secondary trades on structured notes, liaised with Middle Office, Sales and Structuring for bookkeeping.
\newline{}\newline{}
Detailed achievements:
\begin{itemize}
\item Learned how to make amazing coffee
\item Finally determined the reason for \textsc{PC LOAD LETTER}:
\begin{itemize}
\item Paper jam
\item Software issues:
\begin{itemize}
\item Word not sending the correct data to printer
\item Windows trying to print in letter format
\end{itemize}
\item Coffee spilled inside printer
\end{itemize}
\item Broke the office record for number of kitten pictures in cubicle
\end{itemize}}
%------------------------------------------------
\cventry{2010--2011}{Summer Intern}{\textsc{Lehman Brothers}}{Los Angeles}{}{Rated "truly distinctive" for Analytical Skills and Teamwork.}
%------------------------------------------------
\subsection{Miscellaneous}
\cventry{2008--2009}{Computer Repair Specialist}{Buy More}{Burbank}{}{Worked in the Nerd Herd and helped to solve computer problems by asking customers to turn their computers off and on again.}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% AWARDS SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Awards}
\cvitem{2011}{School of Business Postgraduate Scholarship}
\cvitem{2010}{Top Achiever Award -- Commerce}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% COMPUTER SKILLS SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Computer skills}
\cvitem{Basic}{\textsc{java}, Adobe Illustrator}
\cvitem{Intermediate}{\textsc{python}, \textsc{html}, \LaTeX, OpenOffice, Linux, Microsoft Windows}
\cvitem{Advanced}{Computer Hardware and Support}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% COMMUNICATION SKILLS SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Communication Skills}
\cvitem{2010}{Oral Presentation at the California Business Conference}
\cvitem{2009}{Poster at the Annual Business Conference in Oregon}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% LANGUAGES SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Languages}
\cvitemwithcomment{English}{Mothertongue}{}
\cvitemwithcomment{Spanish}{Intermediate}{Conversationally fluent}
\cvitemwithcomment{Dutch}{Basic}{Basic words and phrases only}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% INTERESTS SECTION
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Interests}
\renewcommand{\listitemsymbol}{-~} % Changes the symbol used for lists
\cvlistdoubleitem{Piano}{Chess}
\cvlistdoubleitem{Cooking}{Dancing}
\cvlistitem{Running}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% COVER LETTER
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% To remove the cover letter, comment out this entire block
\clearpage
\recipient{HR Department}{Corporation\\123 Pleasant Lane\\12345 City, State} % Letter recipient
\date{\today} % Letter date
\opening{Dear Sir or Madam,} % Opening greeting
\closing{Sincerely yours,} % Closing phrase
\enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}} % List of enclosed documents
\makelettertitle % Print letter title
\lipsum[1-3] % Dummy text
\makeletterclosing % Print letter signature
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\end{document}
The result:
Best Answer
For recent versions of
moderncvyou need to use(Thank you, Gonzalo Medina!)
The following applies only for version
2008/06/17 v0.7ofmoderncvThe names are typeset by the commands
which are defined in
moderncv.clsas followsYou can adjust them to your liking via
If you just want to switch the colors, your call would be