Awareness Ribbon Colors and Their Meanings

The most complete list of awareness ribbons, cancer ribbons, and all awareness ribbon colors. The meaning of the Awareness Ribbons are based on their color or color combination. Many illnesses and causes use the awareness ribbon as their symbols of support or awareness, so there is often more than one cause for each color ribbon. Also, several causes may use an alternate color of ribbon, so the cause may appear in multiple listings.

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Ribbon Color Meaning
amber awareness ribbon Amber Ribbon Appendix Cancer
black white stripe awareness ribbon Black, White, and Black (three stripes) Vaccine Danger
black and light blue awareness ribbon Black and Light Blue Ribbon Loss of a Son (also black and navy blue for loss of an older son)
Loss of a Brother
black and pink awareness ribbon Black and Pink Ribbon Bone Marrow Donow (also green ribbon)
Loss of a Daughter
Loss of a Sister
black and white awareness ribbon Black and White Ribbon Anti-Corruption
Anti-Racism
Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer (also zebra stripes)
Diversity (also orange ribbon)
Vaccine Awareness
Black Ribbon Accidents (general designation)
Amish Support
Anti-Gangs
Gun Control
Melanoma
Mourning
Narcolepsy
POW-MIA
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Skin Cancer (also orange ribbon)
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Students for Gun Control
Trauma Awareness
blue white pink ribbon Blue, White and Pink (three stripes) Parental Alienation Syndrome
Blue and Green Ribbon Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Blue and Silver Ribbon Living or Coping with Cancer
Blue and White Ribbon In Memory of Columbine
Teen Cancer
Blue and Yellow Ribbon Designated Drivers (The Hero Campaign)
Down Syndrome
Fatty Oxidation Disorders
blue paisley ribbon Blue Paisley Ribbon Thyroid Disease (also light blue ribbon)
Blue Ribbon Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Alopecia
Anal Cancer
Angelman Syndrome
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arthritis
Bracial Plexus Injury
Brain Injury (also green)
Child Abuse Prevention
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) (also silver)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) - also known as Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS), and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Colitis
Colon Cancer
Colorectal Cancer (also blue ribbon)
Cri Du Chat Syndrome
Crime Victims Rights
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Dysautonomia (also turquoise)
Dystonia
Education
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Erb's Palsy
Familial Polyposis
Free Speech
Gout
Guillian Barre Syndrome
Histiocytosis
Huntington's Disease
Hurricane Support
Ichthyosis
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Leukodystrophy
Malaria
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) - also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Myositis
Neurofibromatosis
Police Officers Lost in the Line of Duty (thin blue line between two black lines)
Polio Awareness
Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDD)
Rectal Cancer
Restless Leg Syndrome
Reyes Syndrome
Save the Music
Second Hand Smoke
Sensory Processing Disorder (reflex blue shade)
Sex Trafficking and Slavery
Short Bowel Syndrome
Steven Johnson Syndrome
Syringomyelia
Teens Against Smoking
Transverse Myelitis
Water Quality
Water Safety (flooding, drowning and accidents)
Brown Ribbon Anti-Tobacco
Colon Cancer (also blue ribbon)
Colorectal Cancer (also blue ribbon)
Familial Polyposis
Tobacco Awareness
burgundy and white ribbon Burgundy and White Laryngeal Cancer
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Head and Neck Cancers
Pharyngeal Cancer
Throat Cancer
Burgundy Ribbon Adhesions
Amloidosis
Anitphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
AV Malformation
Brain Aneurysm
Cesarean Sections
Children Under Diagnosed or Misdiagnosed with Rare Disorders or Diseases
Cystic Hygroma
Disabled Adults
Factor V Leiden
Headaches and Migraines
Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Hirschsprung's Disease (Congenital Megacolon)
Hospice Care
Hughes Syndrome
Lymphatic Malformation
Meningitis
Meningococcal Meningitis
Multiple Myeloma
Phaces
Polio Survivor
Post-Polio Syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Thrombophilia and other Coagulation or Blood Factor Disorders
William's Syndrome
Clear Ribbon Lung Cancer or Lung Disease
Copper Ribbon Menkes Disease
Cranberry Ribbon TMJ
Cream Ribbon Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury (also green ribbon)
Spinal Diseases or Disorders
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Dark Blue & Light Blue with a Teardrop Ribbon Hydrocephalus or Hydrocephaly (also yellow)
Emerald Green Ribbon Homeopathy Awareness
Liver Cancer (also yellow)
Liver Disease (also yellow)
Fuchsia (Magenta) Ribbon Feminism
Pro-Life
Gold and Black Ribbon Platelet Disorders and Diseases
Gold and Silver Ribbon Hearing Disorders
Hearing Impairments
Meniere's Disease
Tinnitus
Gold Ribbon Breast Feeding (The Gold Standard)
Childhood Cancer (Pediatric Cancer)
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma
Neuroblastoma
type 1 diabetes ribbon Gray and Blue Ribbon (with a red dot) Type 1 Diabetes
Gray Ribbon Allergies
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Aphasia
Asthma
Brain Cancer
Brain Tumor
Diabetes
Glioblastoma
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Juvenile Diabetes
Mental Illness Awareness
Parkinson's Disease
congenital gender variations ribbon
Green, Yellow, and Green Ribbon (three stripes) Congenital Gender Variations
Green Ribbon Adrenal Cancer
Bile Duct Cancer
Bipolar Disorder
Bone Marrow Transplants and Donation
Cerebral Palsy
Childhood Depression Awareness
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Depression (both adults and children)
Environment
Eye Injuries
Fanconi's Syndrome
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Freedom Awareness
Gastroparesis
Glaucoma
Go Green
Growth and Rebuilding
Kidney Cancer (also orange)
Kidney Disease
Kidney Donation
Lissencephally
Literacy Awareness
Living Organ Donation
Manic Depression
Medical Marijuana
Mental Health (also lime green)
Mental Illness
Mental Retardation
Missing Children
Mitochondrial Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neural Tube Defects
Neurofibromatosis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Recycling
Save Darfur
Save the Earth
Spinal Cord Injury (also cream ribbon)
Stem Cell Donor
Stem Cell Research
Tissue and Organ Donation or Transplants
Tourette Syndrome (also teal)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Von Hipple Lindau
Worker and Driving Safety
Hot Pink Ribbon Cleft Palate/Lip
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
ivory burgundy ivory ribbon Ivory, Burgundy, Ivory (three stripes) Laryngeal Cancer
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Head and Neck Cancers
Pharyngeal Cancer
Throat Cancer
Ivory Lace Ribbon Osteoporosis
Jade Ribbon Asian and Pacific Islander Campaign by ALC to Raise Liver Cancer and Hepatitis B Awareness
Kaleidoscope Pattern Fluoroquinolone Awareness (also purple)
Lavender and White (two stripes) Awareness for Missing and Unidentified Persons
Lavender Ribbon All Cancers (general cancer awareness)
Caregiver
Epilepsy (also purple)
Foster Care or Foster Parents
Gynecologic Cancer (also teal ribbon)
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Hysterectomy
Infantile Spasms
Rett Syndrome
light pink and blue ribbon Light Baby Pink and Baby Blue Ribbon Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Baby Safe Haven
Birth Defects
Hyperemesis Graviduram
Male Breast Cancer
Miscarriage
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Premature Birth
SIDS
Stillbirth
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (also with two daisies in the center for identical twins, three for triplets)
Light Blue Ribbon Addison's Disease
Behcets Disease
Chronic Illness
Cushing Syndrome
Digeorge Sequence
Edward's Syndrome
Graves Disease
Hyperaldosteronism
Klinefelter's Syndrome
Lymphedema
Men's Health
Pro Choice
Prostate Cancer
Scleroderma
Shprintzen Syndrome
Spay or Neuter Pets
Thyroid Disease (also blue paisley ribbon)
Trisomy 18
Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome
Light Green Ribbon Celiac Disease
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Pelvic Pain (chronic)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
STD Awareness
light blue white pink ribbon Light Pink, White and Light Blue Group B Strep (newborns)
Lime Green and Aqua Ribbon Adult Stem Cell Donor
Lime Green Ribbon Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Ivemark Syndrome
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma
Mental Health (also green)
Muscular Dystrophy
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Sandhoff Disease
Support for Adoptees Rights to Open Adoption Records that have been Sealed
Mint Green Ribbon Autosomal Recessive PKD
Chromosome Disorders
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Genetic Disorders
Ivemark Syndrome
navy blue and white pinstripe ribbon Navy Blue and White Pinstripes ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease
Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow STD Awareness (also light green)
orange and blue awareness ribbon Orange and Blue Ribbon Pediatric Bipolar Awareness (top orange, bottom blue)
orange and green awareness ribbon Orange and Green Ribbon Dual Diagnosis
Ritual Abuse
orange and maroon awareness ribbon Orange and Maroon Ribbon Virginia Tech Tragedy
orange and red awareness ribbon Orange and Red Ribbon Myeloproliferative Disorders
Orange Ribbon Agent Orange Exposure
Cultural Diversity and Racial Tolerance
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Highway and Road Worker Memorial
Hunger
Kidney Cancer
Leukemia
Motorcyclist Safety
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Self Injury
Skin Cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop) (also black ribbon)
Underage Drinking
Work Zone Safety
Orchid and Orange Ribbon Eczema
Psoriasis
Pale Yellow Ribbon Spina Bifida
Peach Ribbon Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Endometrial Cancer
Uterine Cancer
Pearl and White Ribbon Lung Cancer (Non-Smoker)
Pearl Ribbon Emphysema
Lung Cancer or Lung Disease
Mesothelioma
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Periwinkle Ribbon Acid Reflux
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating Disorders
Eosinophilic Disorders
Esophageal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Gastroesophageal Reflux
GERD
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Pulmonary Hypertension
Small Intestine Cancer
Stomach Cancer
congenital diaphragmatic hernia awareness ribbon Pink, Blue and Yellow with White Clouds Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Pink and Blue Ribbon Genital Integrity
Infant Loss
Infertility
Pro-Life
Pink and Gold Ribbon Phyllodes Tumors
Pink Ribbon Birth Parents
Breast Cancer
Nursing Mothers
purple and black awareness ribbon Purple and Black Ribbon Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Paranormal Awareness
Purple and Blue Ribbon Childhood or Pediatric Stroke
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Purple and Green Ribbon Hospice and Pallative Care
Purple and Red Ribbon Desmoplastic Cancer
purple and turquoise ribbon Purple and TurquoiseRibbon Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Purple and Yellow Ribbon Autoimmune Hepatitis
Chemical Injury (all diseases, disorders, pain, discomfort, or hurt etc. arising from exposure to a chemical substance)
Lupus with Endometriosis
Purple Ribbon ADD
ADHD
Alzheimer's Disease
Animal Abuse
Anti-Gay Bullying (spirit day)
Arnold Chiari Malformation
Cancer Survivor (all kinds)
Childhood Hemiplegia and Stroke
Children Left Unattended in Cars
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Crohn's Disease and Colitis
Cystic Fibrosis (also purple ribbon with red rose)
Domestic Violence
Epilepsy
Fibromyalgia
GIST Cancer
Hurler Syndrome
Leimyosarcoma
Lupus
Macular Degeneration
Mesh Awareness
Mucolipidoses Thyroid Cancer
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitisis Chronic
Religious Tolerance
Sarcoidosis
Sjogren's Syndrome
The Homeless
The Victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Purple Ribbon with a Red Rose Cystic Fibrosis (also purple ribbon)
puzzle awareness ribbon Puzzle Ribbon Asperger Syndrome
Autism
rainbow awareness ribbon Rainbow Ribbon Gay Pride or Rights Movement
Same Sex Marriages
red white blue awareness ribbon Red, White, and Blue Ribbon 9/11 Victims
Fireworks Safety
Flag
National Support
Patriotism
WTC Heros
WTC Victims
red white red awareness ribbon Red, White and Red (three stripes) Leukemia and Lymphoma
Red and Black Ribbon Murder Victims (both adults and children)
Self Harm or Self Injury (ASHIC Designation)
Red and Blue Ribbon Congenital Heart Defects (red and blue with a heart or red, blue and red with stripes)
Congenital Heart Disease
Hypo Plastic Left Heart Syndrome
Noonan's Syndrome
Pulmonary Fibrosis
SADS
Red and White Ribbon Aplastic Anemia
DVT
Head and Neck Cancers
Hereditary Hemmorrhagic Telangiectasia
MDS and other Bone Marrow Diseases (AA & MDSIF Designation)
Oral Cancer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Red and Yellow Ribbon Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
HIV/HCV Co-Infection
Teen Abstinence
Red Ribbon AIDS/HIV
Alcohol Substance and Drug Abuse (includes inhalants)
Blood Cancer
Bone Marrow
Cardiovascular Disease
Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Defects, and Heart Disease
Dare (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Disaster Relief
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Evans Syndrome
Factor XI Deficiency
Heart Disease
Hemophilia
High Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Long Q-T Syndrome
Love
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Marfan Syndrome
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) (also turquoise)
Pro-Life
Project Red Flag
Stroke
Supraventicular Tachycardia
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
Tuberculosis
Vasculitis
Von Willebrand's Disease
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
Red with a Gold Outline Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) Awareness
Silver, White, Baby Blue, and Baby Pink
(colors run left to right along the ribbon)
Congenital Hyperinsulinism
Silver Ribbon Bell's Palsy
Children with Physical or Learning Disabilities
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) (also blue)
Dyslexia
Elderly Abuse
Encephalitis
Parkinson's Disease (also grey ribbon)
Schizophrenia
Sciatic Pain
The Silver Ribbon Campaign for the Brain for the Brain Disorders and the Disabilities- Includes Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
Stalking
teal blue pink ribbon Teal, Blue, and Pink Thyroid Cancer (Thyca Designation)
Teal and Pink Ribbon Hereditary Breast Cancer or a Combo Ribbon for Gynecological and Breast Cancers
Teal and Purple Ribbon Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Teal and White Ribbon Cervical Cancer
Teal Ribbon Agoraphobia
Anxiety Disorder
Batten Disease
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Ectodermal Dysphasia
Food Allergies
Fragile X
Gynecologic Cancer (also lavender ribbon)
Interstitial Cystitis (also turquoise)
MRSA Awareness
Myasthenia Gravis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Ovarian Cancer
Panic or Stress Disorders (includes PTSD)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycytsic Kidney Disease
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Substance Abuse
Tourette Syndrome (Tourette's) (TSA designation) (also green ribbon)
Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyomata)
Turquoise Ribbon Addiction Recovery
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
Dysautonomia
Interstitial Cystitis (IC network designation) (also teal)
Native American Reparations
Violet Ribbon Testicular Cancer (also yellow ribbon)
White Ribbon Adoption
Alzheimer's
Anti-Child Pornography on the Internet
Anti-Stalking
Blindness
Bones Disease and Bone Cancer
Child Exploitation
Child Sexual Abuse/Assault
Community Support
Congenital Cataracts
Diabetes
Elderly Affairs
Gay-Teen Suicide
Hernia Awareness
Holocaust Remembrance
Hope and Support
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Innocence
Molestation Survivor
Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
On-Line Sexual Predator
Opposition to the War
Peace
Postpartum Depression Survivors
Poverty
Retinal Blastoma
Retinoblastoma
Right to Life
Scoliosis
Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Disease (SDIC) and SCID Newborn Screening
Sex Trafficking and Slavery (efforts via the childrens anti-pornography and men working to end violence against women groups in 55 countries)
Sexual Assault of Students
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Victims of Terrorism
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood: to Ensure Pregnancy and Childbirth are Safe for all Women and Newborns in every Country Around the World
White Ribbon Campaign: Men Working to end Violence Against Women
Marriage Equality (white ribbon with a double knot tied in the middle)
Yellow, Lime Green, Orange, Aqua, Hot Pink Myelodysplatic Syndrome
Yellow Ribbon Adenosarcoma
Adoptive Parents
Bladder Cancer
Bone Cancer/Osteosarcoma
Canadian Cancer Society
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Cholangiocarcinomas
Chondrosarcoma
Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Endometriosis
Equality Awareness
Ewing's Sarcoma
Genocide Awareness
Gulf War Awareness
Hope in General
Hydrocephalus or Hydrocephaly (also dark blue and light blue with teardrop)
Liver Cancer (also emerald green)
Liver Disease (also emerald green)
Missing Children (Amber Alert)
Myxoid Liposarcoma
Obesity
POW/MIA
Rememberance
Sarcoma (with or without a sunflower)
Support the Troops
Spina Bifida
Suicide Prevention
Testicular Cancer (also violet ribbon)
zebra awareness ribbon Zebra Ribbon Carcinoid & Neuroendocrine Tumor
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Endocrine Cancer
Primary Immunodeficiency
Rare Disease Awareness
Vaccine Awareness


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Awareness Ribbon Colors and Meanings