diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a2f4e09bb..e916d6878 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ The latest release can be installed from PyPI using::
 Are you using ``asv``?  Consider adding a badge to your project's
 README like this:
 
-.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/benchmarked%20by-asv-green.svg?style=flat
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/benchmarked%20by-asv-blue.svg?style=flat
 
 By using the following markdown::
 
-  [![asv](http://img.shields.io/badge/benchmarked%20by-asv-green.svg?style=flat)](http://your-url-here/)
+  [![asv](http://img.shields.io/badge/benchmarked%20by-asv-blue.svg?style=flat)](http://your-url-here/)
 
 License: `BSD three-clause license
 <http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause>`__.