diff --git a/packages/css/src/components/badge/README.md b/packages/css/src/components/badge/README.md
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--- a/packages/css/src/components/badge/README.md
+++ b/packages/css/src/components/badge/README.md
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ Guides the user in taking a specific action or describes its surrounding content
 
 ## Design
 
-The badge can contain a string of text or a number.
-
-## Guidelines
-
-The default background colour is green.
-Suggestions when to use the other colours will follow soon.
+The badge can contain a short text or a number.
+The default background colour is dark green.
+Suggestions on when to use the other colours will follow soon.