metropolis (beamer): Mismatch between \alert color
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Dr. Manuel Kuehner 
* In "normal" beamer themes, I often use the color `alert` in `pgfplots` diagrams etc.
* This way, I use the same highlight color that is used for `\alert{text}` (alerted text).
* Strangely, in `metropolis`, the text command `\alert{text}` and the alert `color` lead to different colors.
* Is this a bug and how can access the `alert` color?

```
\documentclass{beamer}

\usetheme{metropolis}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{blub}

\alert{alert}\\ 
\textcolor{alert}{alert}

\end{frame} 

\end{document}
```


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Top Answer
samcarter 
The colour for alerted text is stored in a beamer colour called `altered text`. You can access the foreground component of the beamer colour like this:

```
\documentclass{beamer}

\usetheme{moloch}% modern fork of the metropolis theme

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{blub}

\alert{alert}\\ 
\textcolor{alerted text.fg}{alert}

\end{frame} 

\end{document}
```

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