diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1b4242d..8b61306 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 version next
+- Allow the customisation of the contemporary style (#297)
 - Correct the documented style option defaults, changing them from nodetails to
   details for the classic, banking, oldstyle, and fancy styles, to match the
   current implementation (#299)
diff --git a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
index e768851..59e0d0c 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecontemporary.sty
@@ -52,8 +52,23 @@
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %               Colors
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-% skillmatrix
+% head and footer
+\colorlet{lastnamecolor}{color2}
+\colorlet{namecolor}{lastnamecolor}
+\colorlet{headrulecolor}{lastnamecolor!50}
+\colorlet{firstnamecolor}{lastnamecolor!50}
+\colorlet{titlecolor}{color2}
+\colorlet{addresscolor}{color2}
+\colorlet{quotecolor}{color1}
+\colorlet{pictureframecolor}{color1}
+% body
 \colorlet{bodyrulecolor}{color1}
+\colorlet{sectioncolor}{color1}
+\colorlet{subsectioncolor}{color1}
+\colorlet{hintstylecolor}{color0}
+% letter
+\colorlet{letterclosingcolor}{color2}
+% skillmatrix
 \colorlet{skillmatrixfullcolor}{color1}
 \colorlet{skillmatrixemptycolor}{color2!30}