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 version next
 - Upgrade to Fontawesome 6 (#183)
 - Document how to set custom strings for social command (#239)
+- Correct documentation to reflect new order \moderncvcolor before \moderncvstyle (#256)
 
 version 2.5.1 (31 Jan 2026)
 - Fix french babel breaking contemporary style (#219)
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 \end{tabular}
 
 \subsubsection*{Choosing a \texttt{moderncv} style and color}
-Choose a \Moderncv style and color by adjusting the commands
+Choose a \Moderncv style and color by adjusting the commands (command order is important!):
 \begin{lstlisting}
-  \moderncvstyle{<style>}
   \moderncvcolor{<color>}
+  \moderncvstyle{<style>}
 \end{lstlisting}
 As explained in \cvtemplate, the possible values are
 
 \begin{tabular}{r@{\hspace{2ex}}p{0.65\textwidth}}
+  \textbf{\code{color}:} & \code{black} \cvdoccolorbox{black}, \code{blue} \cvdoccolorbox{cvblue} (default), \code{burgundy} \cvdoccolorbox{cvburgundy}, \code{green} \cvdoccolorbox{cvgreen}, \code{grey} \cvdoccolorbox{cvgrey}, \code{orange} \cvdoccolorbox{cvorange}, \code{purple} \cvdoccolorbox{cvpurple}, \code{red} \cvdoccolorbox{cvred}\\
   \textbf{\code{style}:} & \code{casual} (default), \code{classic}, \code{banking}, \code{oldstyle},
-  \code{fancy} \\
-  \textbf{\code{color}:} & \code{black} \cvdoccolorbox{black}, \code{blue} \cvdoccolorbox{cvblue} (default), \code{burgundy} \cvdoccolorbox{cvburgundy}, \code{green} \cvdoccolorbox{cvgreen}, \code{grey} \cvdoccolorbox{cvgrey}, \code{orange} \cvdoccolorbox{cvorange}, \code{purple} \cvdoccolorbox{cvpurple}, \code{red} \cvdoccolorbox{cvred}
+  \code{fancy}
 \end{tabular}
 
 \note Some of the styles take additional options to fine-tune their appearance.