diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f8ffbb7..9bc0f46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+version 0.13 (xx August 2010)
+ - added a "black" color option to render the resume in black & white, as suggested
+  by F. Bicarri.
+
 version 0.12 (03 August 2010)
   - prevents pagebreaks after sections and subsections (launchpad bug #409902),
   as originally reported by C. Gaspoz and fixed by launchpad user tentotwo).
diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 431367e..a76686c 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@
 \newif\if@lmodern\@lmoderntrue
 \DeclareOption{nolmodern}{\@lmodernfalse}
 
-% nocolor option
-\newif\if@color\@colortrue
-\DeclareOption{nocolor}{\@colorfalse}
-
 % CJK option
 %\newif\if@CJK\@CJKfalse
 %\DeclareOption{CJK}{\@CJKtrue}
diff --git a/moderncvthemecasual.sty b/moderncvthemecasual.sty
index 588e5cc..0b569e6 100644
--- a/moderncvthemecasual.sty
+++ b/moderncvthemecasual.sty
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 % grey
 \newif\if@colorgrey\@colorgreyfalse
 \DeclareOption{grey}{\@colorgreytrue}
+% black
+\newif\if@colorblack\@colorblackfalse
+\DeclareOption{black}{\@colorblacktrue}
 
 % roman option
 \newif\if@roman\@romanfalse
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
   \PackageWarning{moderncvthemecasual}{Unknown option '\CurrentOption'}}
 
 % execute default options
-\ExecuteOptions{color}
+\ExecuteOptions{}
 
 % process given options
 \ProcessOptions\relax
@@ -87,6 +90,15 @@
   \definecolor{sectiontitlecolor}{rgb}{0.35,0.35,0.35}
   \definecolor{subsectioncolor}{rgb}{0.35,0.35,0.35}
   \definecolor{footersymbolcolor}{rgb}{0.35,0.35,0.35}\fi
+\if@colorblack
+  \definecolor{firstnamecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{familynamecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{quotecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{addresscolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{sectionrectanglecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{sectiontitlecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{subsectioncolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{footersymbolcolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}\fi
 
 % fonts
 \if@roman
diff --git a/moderncvthemeclassic.sty b/moderncvthemeclassic.sty
index 772aae7..b9b6e2a 100644
--- a/moderncvthemeclassic.sty
+++ b/moderncvthemeclassic.sty
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 % grey
 \newif\if@colorgrey\@colorgreyfalse
 \DeclareOption{grey}{\@colorgreytrue}
+% black
+\newif\if@colorblack\@colorblackfalse
+\DeclareOption{black}{\@colorblacktrue}
 
 % roman option
 \newif\if@roman\@romanfalse
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@
   \PackageWarning{moderncvthemeclassic}{Unknown option '\CurrentOption'}}
 
 % execute default options
-\ExecuteOptions{color}
+\ExecuteOptions{}
 
 % process given options
 \ProcessOptions\relax
@@ -87,6 +90,13 @@
   \definecolor{sectionrectanglecolor}{rgb}{0.75,0.75,0.75}
   \definecolor{sectiontitlecolor}{rgb}{0.35,0.35,0.35}
   \definecolor{subsectioncolor}{rgb}{0.35,0.35,0.35}\fi
+\if@colorblack
+  \definecolor{titlecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{quotecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{addresscolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{sectionrectanglecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{sectiontitlecolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}
+  \definecolor{subsectioncolor}{rgb}{0,0,0}\fi
 
 % fonts
 \if@roman