diff --git a/ox-awesomecv.el b/ox-awesomecv.el
index 8d7c601..22305be 100644
--- a/ox-awesomecv.el
+++ b/ox-awesomecv.el
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   :options-alist
   '((:latex-class "LATEX_CLASS" nil "awesomecv" t)
     (:cvstyle "CVSTYLE" nil "classic" t)
-    (:cvcolor "CVCOLOR" nil "awesome-emerald" t)
+    (:cvcolor "CVCOLOR" nil "awesome-red" t)
     (:cvcolorizelinks "CVCOLORIZELINKS" nil nil t)
     (:cvunderlinelinks "CVUNDERLINELINKS" nil nil t)
     (:mobile "MOBILE" nil nil parse)
diff --git a/ox-awesomecv2.el b/ox-awesomecv2.el
index 5aec2fa..7919493 100644
--- a/ox-awesomecv2.el
+++ b/ox-awesomecv2.el
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   :options-alist
   '((:latex-class "LATEX_CLASS" nil "awesomecv" t)
     (:cvstyle "CVSTYLE" nil "classic" t)
-    (:cvcolor "CVCOLOR" nil "awesome-emerald" t)
+    (:cvcolor "CVCOLOR" nil "awesome-red" t)
     (:cvcolorizelinks "CVCOLORIZELINKS" nil nil t)
     (:cvunderlinelinks "CVUNDERLINELINKS" nil nil t)
     (:mobile "MOBILE" nil nil parse)