diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49f92b5..0a1f28a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ See <https://github.com/h5bp/lazyweb-requests/issues/150>.
 
 # Contribute
 
-If you want to add a badge, only modify `badges.json`.
+If you want to add a badge, you only need to modify `badges.json`.
 
 The format is the following:
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The format is the following:
 }
 ```
 
-Color schemes are located at the bottom of the file. Each scheme has a name and
+Color schemes are located in `colorscheme.json`. Each scheme has a name and
 a [CSS/SVG color](http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/types.html#DataTypeColor) for the
 color used in the first box (for the first piece of text, field `colorA`) and
 for the one used in the second box (field `colorB`).
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ for the one used in the second box (field `colorB`).
 ```
 
 Both `colorA` and `colorB` have default values. Usually, the first box uses the
-same dark grey, so you can rely on that default value by not
-providing a `"colorA"` field (such as above).
+same dark grey, so you can rely on that default value by not providing a
+`"colorA"` field (such as above).
 
 You can also use the `"colorA"` and `"colorB"` fields directly in the badges if
 you don't want to make a color scheme for it. In that case, remove the
diff --git a/badge.js b/badge.js
index 8a83acd..07f2c11 100644
--- a/badge.js
+++ b/badge.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ canvasContext.font = '10px Verdana';
 
 // Template crafting action below.
 var dot = require('dot');
-var badgeData = require('./default-badges.json');
-var colorscheme = badgeData.colorschemes;
+var colorscheme = require('./colorscheme.json');
 var template = fs.readFileSync('./template.svg');
 var imageTemplate = dot.template(''+template);
 
diff --git a/colorscheme.json b/colorscheme.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94aa460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorscheme.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "brightgreen": {
+    "colorA": "#555",
+    "colorB": "#4c1"
+  },
+  "green": {
+    "colorB": "#97CA00"
+  },
+  "yellow": {
+    "colorB": "#dfb317"
+  },
+  "yellowgreen": {
+    "colorB": "#a4a61d"
+  },
+  "orange": {
+    "colorB": "#be7d37"
+  },
+  "red": {
+    "colorB": "#e05d44"
+  },
+  "lightgrey": {
+    "colorB": "#9f9f9f"
+  },
+  "lightgray": {
+    "colorB": "#9f9f9f"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/default-badges.json b/default-badges.json
index bc7e22a..5b43748 100644
--- a/default-badges.json
+++ b/default-badges.json
@@ -1,87 +1,58 @@
 {
-  "badges": {
-    "build-passed": {
-      "text": [ "build", "passed" ],
-      "colorscheme": "brightgreen"
-    },
-    "build-passing": {
-      "text": [ "build", "passing" ],
-      "colorscheme": "brightgreen"
-    },
-    "build-pending": {
-      "text": [ "build", "pending" ],
-      "colorscheme": "yellow"
-    },
-    "build-failing": {
-      "text": [ "build", "failing" ],
-      "colorscheme": "red"
-    },
-    "build-unknown": {
-      "text": [ "build", "unknown" ],
-      "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
-    },
-    "build-error": {
-      "text": [ "build", "error" ],
-      "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
-    },
-    "dependencies-none": {
-      "text": [ "dependencies", "none" ],
-      "colorscheme": "green"
-    },
-    "dependencies-up-to-date": {
-      "text": [ "dependencies", "up-to-date" ],
-      "colorscheme": "green"
-    },
-    "dependencies-out-of-date": {
-      "text": [ "dependencies", "out of date" ],
-      "colorscheme": "yellow"
-    },
-    "dependencies-update": {
-      "text": [ "dependencies", "update!" ],
-      "colorscheme": "red"
-    },
-    "dependencies-unknown": {
-      "text": [ "dependencies", "unknown" ],
-      "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
-    },
-    "cheez-whiz": {
-      "text": [ "cheez", "whiz" ],
-      "colorscheme": "yellow"
-    },
-    "tips-per-week": {
-      "text": [ "tips", "$21/week" ],
-      "colorB": "#94c600"
-    },
-    "coverage": {
-      "text": [ "coverage", "73%" ],
-      "colorscheme": "red"
-    }
+  "build-passed": {
+    "text": [ "build", "passed" ],
+    "colorscheme": "brightgreen"
   },
-  "colorschemes": {
-    "brightgreen": {
-      "colorA": "#555",
-      "colorB": "#4c1"
-    },
-    "green": {
-      "colorB": "#97CA00"
-    },
-    "yellow": {
-      "colorB": "#dfb317"
-    },
-    "yellowgreen": {
-      "colorB": "#a4a61d"
-    },
-    "orange": {
-      "colorB": "#be7d37"
-    },
-    "red": {
-      "colorB": "#e05d44"
-    },
-    "lightgrey": {
-      "colorB": "#9f9f9f"
-    },
-    "lightgray": {
-      "colorB": "#9f9f9f"
-    }
+  "build-passing": {
+    "text": [ "build", "passing" ],
+    "colorscheme": "brightgreen"
+  },
+  "build-pending": {
+    "text": [ "build", "pending" ],
+    "colorscheme": "yellow"
+  },
+  "build-failing": {
+    "text": [ "build", "failing" ],
+    "colorscheme": "red"
+  },
+  "build-unknown": {
+    "text": [ "build", "unknown" ],
+    "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
+  },
+  "build-error": {
+    "text": [ "build", "error" ],
+    "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
+  },
+  "dependencies-none": {
+    "text": [ "dependencies", "none" ],
+    "colorscheme": "green"
+  },
+  "dependencies-up-to-date": {
+    "text": [ "dependencies", "up-to-date" ],
+    "colorscheme": "green"
+  },
+  "dependencies-out-of-date": {
+    "text": [ "dependencies", "out of date" ],
+    "colorscheme": "yellow"
+  },
+  "dependencies-update": {
+    "text": [ "dependencies", "update!" ],
+    "colorscheme": "red"
+  },
+  "dependencies-unknown": {
+    "text": [ "dependencies", "unknown" ],
+    "colorscheme": "lightgrey"
+  },
+  "cheez-whiz": {
+    "text": [ "cheez", "whiz" ],
+    "colorscheme": "yellow"
+  },
+  "tips-per-week": {
+    "text": [ "tips", "$21/week" ],
+    "colorB": "#94c600"
+  },
+  "coverage": {
+    "text": [ "coverage", "73%" ],
+    "colorscheme": "red"
   }
 }
diff --git a/make.js b/make.js
index d5f1b52..1d8d4d7 100644
--- a/make.js
+++ b/make.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 var Promise = require('es6-promise').Promise;
 
 // Fetch default badge information.
-var badgeData = require('./default-badges.json');
-var badges = badgeData.badges;
+var badges = require('./default-badges.json');
 var badge = require('./badge.js');
 
 // Construct the image sheet.