diff --git a/awesome-cv.cls b/awesome-cv.cls
index 127626b..2724802 100644
--- a/awesome-cv.cls
+++ b/awesome-cv.cls
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 \colorlet{text}{darkgray}
 \colorlet{graytext}{gray}
 \colorlet{lighttext}{lightgray}
+\colorlet{sectiondivider}{gray}
 % Awesome colors
 \definecolor{awesome-emerald}{HTML}{00A388}
 \definecolor{awesome-skyblue}{HTML}{0395DE}
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@
   \vspace{\acvSectionTopSkip}
   \sectionstyle{#1}
   \phantomsection
-  \color{gray}\vhrulefill{0.9pt}
+  \color{sectiondivider}\vhrulefill{0.9pt}
 }
 
 % Define a subsection for CV
@@ -758,7 +759,7 @@
   \par\addvspace{2.5ex}
   \phantomsection{}
   \lettersectionstyle{#1}
-  \color{gray}\vhrulefill{0.9pt}
+  \color{sectiondivider}\vhrulefill{0.9pt}
   \par\nobreak\addvspace{0.4ex}
   \lettertextstyle
 }
diff --git a/examples/coverletter.tex b/examples/coverletter.tex
index 9e64382..0600fdf 100644
--- a/examples/coverletter.tex
+++ b/examples/coverletter.tex
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 % \definecolor{text}{HTML}{333333}
 % \definecolor{graytext}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 % \definecolor{lighttext}{HTML}{999999}
+% \definecolor{sectiondivider}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 
 % Set false if you don't want to highlight section with awesome color
 \setbool{acvSectionColorHighlight}{true}
diff --git a/examples/cv.tex b/examples/cv.tex
index 18d04b5..d049639 100644
--- a/examples/cv.tex
+++ b/examples/cv.tex
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 % \definecolor{text}{HTML}{333333}
 % \definecolor{graytext}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 % \definecolor{lighttext}{HTML}{999999}
+% \definecolor{sectiondivider}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 
 % Set false if you don't want to highlight section with awesome color
 \setbool{acvSectionColorHighlight}{true}
diff --git a/examples/resume.tex b/examples/resume.tex
index 271ed4b..f3ec1af 100644
--- a/examples/resume.tex
+++ b/examples/resume.tex
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 % \definecolor{text}{HTML}{333333}
 % \definecolor{graytext}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 % \definecolor{lighttext}{HTML}{999999}
+% \definecolor{sectiondivider}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
 
 % Set false if you don't want to highlight section with awesome color
 \setbool{acvSectionColorHighlight}{true}