diff --git a/crates/hyfetch/src/bin/hyfetch.rs b/crates/hyfetch/src/bin/hyfetch.rs
index d2d0655f..f8d36e8e 100644
--- a/crates/hyfetch/src/bin/hyfetch.rs
+++ b/crates/hyfetch/src/bin/hyfetch.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use hyfetch::cli_options::options;
 use hyfetch::models::Config;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use hyfetch::neofetch_util::ensure_git_bash;
-use hyfetch::neofetch_util::{self, get_distro_ascii};
+use hyfetch::neofetch_util::{self, get_distro_ascii, ColorAlignment};
 use hyfetch::presets::AssignLightness;
 use hyfetch::utils::get_cache_path;
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     ensure_git_bash().context("failed to find git bash")?;
 
     if options.test_print {
-        println!(
-            "{}",
-            get_distro_ascii(distro).context("failed to get distro ascii")?
-        );
+        let (asc, _) = get_distro_ascii(distro).context("failed to get distro ascii")?;
+        println!("{asc}");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -94,13 +92,28 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     };
     debug!(?color_profile, "lightened color profile");
 
-    let asc = if let Some(path) = options.ascii_file {
-        fs::read_to_string(&path).with_context(|| format!("failed to read ascii from {path:?}"))?
+    let (asc, fore_back) = if let Some(path) = options.ascii_file {
+        (
+            fs::read_to_string(&path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed to read ascii from {path:?}"))?,
+            None,
+        )
     } else {
         get_distro_ascii(distro).context("failed to get distro ascii")?
     };
-    let asc = config
-        .color_align
+    let color_align = if fore_back.is_some() {
+        match config.color_align {
+            ca @ ColorAlignment::Horizontal { .. } | ca @ ColorAlignment::Vertical { .. } => {
+                ca.with_fore_back(fore_back).context(
+                    "failed to create color alignment with foreground-background configuration",
+                )?
+            },
+            ca @ ColorAlignment::Custom { .. } => ca,
+        }
+    } else {
+        config.color_align
+    };
+    let asc = color_align
         .recolor_ascii(asc, color_profile, color_mode, config.light_dark)
         .context("failed to recolor ascii")?;
     neofetch_util::run(asc, backend, args).context("failed to run")?;
diff --git a/crates/hyfetch/src/neofetch_util.rs b/crates/hyfetch/src/neofetch_util.rs
index 08eee897..dadedff6 100644
--- a/crates/hyfetch/src/neofetch_util.rs
+++ b/crates/hyfetch/src/neofetch_util.rs
@@ -27,15 +27,19 @@ use crate::types::{AnsiMode, Backend, LightDark};
 const NEOFETCH_COLOR_PATTERNS: [&str; 6] = ["${c1}", "${c2}", "${c3}", "${c4}", "${c5}", "${c6}"];
 static NEOFETCH_COLORS_AC: OnceLock<AhoCorasick> = OnceLock::new();
 
+type ForeBackColorPair = (NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor, NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor);
+
 #[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "mode")]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum ColorAlignment {
     Horizontal {
-        fore_back: Option<(NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor, NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor)>,
+        #[serde(skip)]
+        fore_back: Option<ForeBackColorPair>,
     },
     Vertical {
-        fore_back: Option<(NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor, NeofetchAsciiIndexedColor)>,
+        #[serde(skip)]
+        fore_back: Option<ForeBackColorPair>,
     },
     Custom {
         #[serde(rename = "custom_colors")]
@@ -45,8 +49,35 @@ pub enum ColorAlignment {
 }
 
 impl ColorAlignment {
+    /// Creates a new color alignment, with the specified foreground-background
+    /// configuration.
+    pub fn with_fore_back(&self, fore_back: Option<ForeBackColorPair>) -> Result<Self> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Horizontal { .. } => Ok(Self::Horizontal { fore_back }),
+            Self::Vertical { .. } => {
+                if fore_back.is_some() {
+                    debug!(
+                        "foreground-background configuration not implemented for vertical color \
+                         alignment; ignoring"
+                    );
+                }
+                Ok(Self::Vertical { fore_back: None })
+            },
+            Self::Custom { colors } => {
+                if fore_back.is_some() {
+                    return Err(anyhow!(
+                        "foreground-background configuration not supported for custom colors"
+                    ));
+                }
+                Ok(Self::Custom {
+                    colors: colors.clone(),
+                })
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Uses the color alignment to recolor an ascii art.
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(asc))]
     pub fn recolor_ascii(
         &self,
         asc: String,
@@ -54,19 +85,20 @@ impl ColorAlignment {
         color_mode: AnsiMode,
         term: LightDark,
     ) -> Result<String> {
-        let asc = fill_starting(asc).context("failed to fill in starting neofetch color codes")?;
-
         let reset = color("&~&*", color_mode).expect("color reset should not be invalid");
 
         let asc = match self {
-            Self::Horizontal {
+            &Self::Horizontal {
                 fore_back: Some((fore, back)),
             }
-            | Self::Vertical {
+            | &Self::Vertical {
                 fore_back: Some((fore, back)),
             } => {
-                let fore: u8 = (*fore).into();
-                let back: u8 = (*back).into();
+                let fore: u8 = fore.into();
+                let back: u8 = back.into();
+
+                let asc = fill_starting(asc)
+                    .context("failed to fill in starting neofetch color codes")?;
 
                 // Replace foreground colors
                 let asc = asc.replace(
@@ -191,6 +223,9 @@ impl ColorAlignment {
             Self::Custom {
                 colors: custom_colors,
             } => {
+                let asc = fill_starting(asc)
+                    .context("failed to fill in starting neofetch color codes")?;
+
                 let ColorProfile { colors } = color_profile.unique_colors();
 
                 // Apply colors
@@ -215,6 +250,39 @@ impl ColorAlignment {
 
         Ok(asc)
     }
+
+    /// Gets recommended foreground-background configuration for distro, or
+    /// `None` if the distro ascii is not suitable for fore-back configuration.
+    pub fn fore_back(distro: Distro) -> Option<ForeBackColorPair> {
+        match distro {
+            Distro::Anarchy
+            | Distro::ArchStrike
+            | Distro::Astra_Linux
+            | Distro::Chapeau
+            | Distro::Fedora
+            | Distro::GalliumOS
+            | Distro::KrassOS
+            | Distro::Kubuntu
+            | Distro::Lubuntu
+            | Distro::openEuler
+            | Distro::Peppermint
+            | Distro::Pop__OS
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_Cinnamon
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_Kylin
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_MATE
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_old
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_Studio
+            | Distro::Ubuntu_Sway
+            | Distro::Ultramarine_Linux
+            | Distro::Univention
+            | Distro::Vanilla
+            | Distro::Xubuntu => Some((2u8.try_into().unwrap(), 1u8.try_into().unwrap())),
+
+            Distro::Antergos => Some((1u8.try_into().unwrap(), 2u8.try_into().unwrap())),
+
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Gets the absolute path of the neofetch command.
@@ -318,7 +386,7 @@ pub fn ensure_git_bash() -> Result<PathBuf> {
 /// Gets the distro ascii of the current distro. Or if distro is specified, get
 /// the specific distro's ascii art instead.
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
-pub fn get_distro_ascii<S>(distro: Option<S>) -> Result<String>
+pub fn get_distro_ascii<S>(distro: Option<S>) -> Result<(String, Option<ForeBackColorPair>)>
 where
     S: AsRef<str> + fmt::Debug,
 {
@@ -333,7 +401,10 @@ where
 
     // Try new codegen-based detection method
     if let Some(distro) = Distro::detect(&distro) {
-        return Ok(normalize_ascii(distro.ascii_art()));
+        return Ok((
+            normalize_ascii(distro.ascii_art()),
+            ColorAlignment::fore_back(distro),
+        ));
     }
 
     debug!(%distro, "could not find a match for distro; falling back to neofetch");
@@ -346,10 +417,10 @@ where
     // printf
     let asc = asc.replace(r"\\", r"\");
 
-    Ok(normalize_ascii(asc))
+    Ok((normalize_ascii(asc), None))
 }
 
-#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(asc))]
 pub fn run(asc: String, backend: Backend, args: Option<&Vec<String>>) -> Result<()> {
     match backend {
         Backend::Neofetch => {
@@ -432,7 +503,7 @@ where
         let mut matches = ac.find_iter(line).peekable();
 
         match matches.peek() {
-            Some(m) if m.start() == 0 => {
+            Some(m) if m.start() == 0 || line[0..m.start()].trim_end_matches(' ').is_empty() => {
                 // line starts with neofetch color code, do nothing
             },
             _ => {
@@ -545,7 +616,7 @@ fn get_distro_name() -> Result<String> {
 }
 
 /// Runs neofetch with colors.
-#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(asc))]
 fn run_neofetch(asc: String, args: Option<&Vec<String>>) -> Result<()> {
     // Escape backslashes here because backslashes are escaped in neofetch for
     // printf
diff --git a/crates/hyfetch/src/presets.rs b/crates/hyfetch/src/presets.rs
index 40cec46a..ac92547d 100644
--- a/crates/hyfetch/src/presets.rs
+++ b/crates/hyfetch/src/presets.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ pub enum Preset {
     Gendervoid,
     Girlflux,
     Greygender,
-    #[serde(alias = "biromantic2")]
     Greysexual,
     Gynesexual,
     Intergender,
@@ -433,9 +432,10 @@ impl ColorProfile {
     pub fn with_length(&self, length: u8) -> Result<Self> {
         let orig_len = self.colors.len();
         let orig_len: u8 = orig_len.try_into().expect("`orig_len` should fit in `u8`");
-        if length < orig_len {
-            unimplemented!("compressing length of color profile not implemented");
-        }
+        // TODO: I believe weird things can happen because of this...
+        // if length < orig_len {
+        //     unimplemented!("compressing length of color profile not implemented");
+        // }
         let center_i = (orig_len as f32 / 2.0).floor() as usize;
 
         // How many copies of each color should be displayed at least?
@@ -448,21 +448,16 @@ impl ColorProfile {
 
         // If there is an odd space left, extend the center by one space
         if extras % 2 == 1 {
-            extras -= 1;
             weights[center_i] += 1;
+            extras -= 1;
         }
 
         // Add weight to border until there's no space left (extras must be even at this
         // point)
-        // TODO: this gives a horrible result when `extras` is still large relative to
-        // `orig_len` - we should probably distribute even if slightly uneven
-        let mut border_i = 0;
-        while extras > 0 {
-            extras -= 2;
+        let weights_len = weights.len();
+        for border_i in 0..(extras / 2) as usize {
             weights[border_i] += 1;
-            let weights_len = weights.len();
             weights[weights_len - border_i - 1] += 1;
-            border_i += 1;
         }
 
         self.with_weights(weights)