\frametitle{Custom blocks} { \setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=blue,bg=green} \setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=black,bg=pink!50} \begin{block}{A custom block, with ugly colors} \begin{verbatim} { \setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=blue,bg=green} \setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=black,bg=pink!50} \begin{block}{A custom block, with ugly colors} ... \end{block} } \end{verbatim} \end{block} }