How to change the colors of icons in ModernCV

Question

I'm trying to use the icons in the same color they are shown on the net. For example I want to have my linkedin icon with color blue instead of dimmed gray. How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

The definitions of the icons are found in moderncviconsawesome.sty (using default settings). You can modify these definitions to add colors to the icons.

Original definitions:

\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {{\Large\faMobile}~}
\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {\faPhone~}
\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {{\small\faFax}~}        % alternative: \faPrint
\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}         {{\small\faEnvelopeO}~}  % alternative: \faInbox
\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}      {{\small\faGlobe}~}      % alternative: \faHome
\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{{\small\faLinkedin}~}   % alternative: \faLinkedinSquare
\renewcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {{\small\faTwitter}~}    % alternative: \faTwitterSquare
\renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {{\small\faGithub}~}     % alternative: \faGithubSquare, \faGithubSquare

MWE that changes the LinkedIn color to blue:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,sans]{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{casual}
\moderncvcolor{blue}
\name{John}{Doe}
\title{Resumé title}
\address{street and number}{postcode city}{country}
\phone[mobile]{+1~(234)~567~890}
\phone[fixed]{+2~(345)~678~901}
\phone[fax]{+3~(456)~789~012}
\email{[email protected]}
\homepage{www.johndoe.com}
\social[linkedin]{john.doe}
\social[xing]{john\_doe}
\social[twitter]{jdoe}
\social[github]{jdoe}
\social[gitlab]{jdoe}
\social[skype]{jdoe}
\extrainfo{additional information}
\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}

\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{{\color[HTML]{074786}\small\faLinkedin}~}
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\end{document}

Result: