diff --git a/pybadges/__init__.py b/pybadges/__init__.py
index 4bf2075..757dbd4 100644
--- a/pybadges/__init__.py
+++ b/pybadges/__init__.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def badge(
     logo: Optional[str] = None,
     left_color: str = '#555',
     right_color: str = '#007ec6',
-    center_color: str = '#555',
+    center_color: Optional[str] = None,
     measurer: Optional[text_measurer.TextMeasurer] = None,
     left_title: Optional[str] = None,
     right_title: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -193,11 +193,13 @@ def badge(
         raise ValueError(
             'whole_link may not bet set with left_link, right_link, or center_link'
         )
+    
+    # NOTE: Can only have a center_* element if also a right_* element
+    if center_image and not (right_image or right_text):
+        raise ValueError('cannot have a center_image without a right element')
 
-    if right_image and center_image:
-        raise ValueError('cannot have both right_image and center_image')
-
-    template = _JINJA2_ENVIRONMENT.get_template('badge-template-full.svg')
+    if (center_image and not center_color) or (not center_image and center_color):
+        raise ValueError('must have both a center_image and a center_color')
 
     if logo and embed_logo:
         logo = _embed_image(logo)
@@ -208,10 +210,15 @@ def badge(
     if center_image and embed_center_image:
         center_image = _embed_image(center_image)
 
+    if center_color:
+        center_color = _NAME_TO_COLOR.get(center_color, center_color)
+
     right_text_width = None
     if right_text:
         right_text_width = measurer.text_width(right_text) / 10.0
 
+    template = _JINJA2_ENVIRONMENT.get_template('badge-template-full.svg')
+
     svg = template.render(
         left_text=left_text,
         right_text=right_text,
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ def badge(
         logo=logo,
         left_color=_NAME_TO_COLOR.get(left_color, left_color),
         right_color=_NAME_TO_COLOR.get(right_color, right_color),
-        center_color=_NAME_TO_COLOR.get(center_color, center_color),
+        center_color=center_color,
         left_title=left_title,
         right_title=right_title,
         center_title=center_title,
diff --git a/pybadges/__main__.py b/pybadges/__main__.py
index dcc6c99..c47aa48 100644
--- a/pybadges/__main__.py
+++ b/pybadges/__main__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import webbrowser
 
+sys.path.append('/home/nick/git/pybadges/')
 import pybadges
 from pybadges.version import __version__
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def main():
         help='the background color of the right-hand-side of the badge')
     parser.add_argument(
         '--center-color',
-        default='#555',
+        default=None,
         help='the background color of the right-hand-side of the badge')
     parser.add_argument('--browser',
                         action='store_true',
diff --git a/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg b/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
index fa97090..339494c 100644
--- a/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
+++ b/pybadges/badge-template-full.svg
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {% set logo_width = 14 if logo else 0 %}
 {% set logo_padding = 3 if (logo and left_text) else 0 %}
+{% set image_width = 107 if center_image else 0 %}
 {% set left_width = left_text_width + 10 + logo_width + logo_padding %}
-{% set right_width = right_text_width + 10 if right_text_width else 0 %}
-{% set image_width = 107 if right_image else 0 %}
+{% set center_width = image_width + 10 if center_image else 0 %}
+{% set right_width = center_width + right_text_width + 10 if right_text else 0 %}
 {% set id_smooth = 'smooth' + id_suffix %}
 {% set id_round = 'round' + id_suffix %}
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" width="{{ left_width + right_width }}" height="20">
@@ -19,31 +20,43 @@
   </clipPath>
 
   <g clip-path="url(#{{ id_round }})">
-    <rect width="{{ left_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ left_color }}">
+    
+    <rect width="{{ left_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ left_color }}"> 
       {% if left_title %}
         <title>{{ left_title }}</title>
       {% endif %}
     </rect>
-    <rect x="{{ left_width }}" width="{{ right_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ right_color }}">
+    
+    {% if center_image %}
+    <rect x="{{ left_width }}" width="{{ center_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ center_color }}"> 
+      {% if center_title %}
+        <title>{{ center_title }}</title>
+      {% endif %}
+    </rect>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    <rect x="{{ left_width + center_width }}" width="{{ right_width }}" height="20" fill="{{ right_color }}">
       {% if right_title %}
         <title>{{ right_title }}</title>
       {% endif %}
     </rect>
+
+    <rect x="{{ logo_width + 2*logo_padding }}" width="{{ left_text_width + 7 }}" height="20" fill="{{ left_color }}"/>
     <rect width="{{ left_width + right_width }}" height="20" fill="url(#{{ id_smooth }})"/>
   </g>
 
   <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="middle" font-family="DejaVu Sans,Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" font-size="110">
     {% if logo %}
-      <image x="5" y="3" width="{{ logo_width}}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ logo}}"/>
+      <image x="5" y="3" width="{{ logo_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ logo}}"/>
     {% endif %}
     <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
     <text x="{{ (((left_width+logo_width+logo_padding)/2)+1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (left_width-(10+logo_width+logo_padding))*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ left_text }}</text>
-    {% if right_image %}
-      <image x="{{ left_width-image_width }}" y="3" width="{{ image_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ right_image }}"/>
+    {% if center_image %}
+      <image x="{{ left_width }}" y="3" width="{{ center_width }}" height="14" xlink:href="{{ center_image }}"/>
     {% endif %}
     {% if right_text %}
-    <text x="{{ (left_width+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
-    <text x="{{ (left_width+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
+        <text x="{{ (left_width+center_width/2+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="150" fill="#010101" fill-opacity=".3" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-center_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
+        <text x="{{ (left_width+center_width/2+right_width/2-1)*10 }}" y="140" transform="scale(0.1)" textLength="{{ (right_width-center_width-10)*10 }}" lengthAdjust="spacing">{{ right_text }}</text>
     {% endif %}
 
   {% if left_link or whole_link %}