Needed to read PDF's

 

Awareness Ribbons

How to Show Awareness


Of course, you can wear a ribbon itself—but there are many more ways to show your support beyond a simple ribbon. For example, let’s take breast cancer, one of the most well-known health awareness causes. You can buy breast cancer awareness shirts and even compression socks, clogs and nursing bags. Not every cause, especially less well-known diseases, will have as many cause-specific options available.

Since many awareness campaigns share the same color or have multiple alternate colors (as you’ll notice from our list below), you might want to be ready to explain what specific cause you’re advocating for. Below, we break down the many types of awareness ribbons by color family: red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, neutrals, color combinations and patterns.

 

Understanding Awareness & Cancer Ribbons Colors

Are you curious about the meaning behind different ribbon colors?  Ribbon colors have become powerful symbols of awareness and support for various illnesses and causes.  Each color represents a specific cause, illness or type of cancer.  Wearing a color cancer ribbon is a great way to show solidarity with those affected and help spread awareness for the cause.  Let's dive into this world of ribbons and see what each color represents.

 

Cause Ribbon Color Awareness Month
ADHD Awareness Orange Ribbon October
ADD Awareness Purple Ribbon September
ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) Dark Blue Ribbon October
AV Malformation Burgundy Ribbon September
Accident Awareness Black Ribbon June
Acid Reflux Disease Periwinkle Ribbon November
Addiction Red Ribbon September
Addiction Recovery Teal Ribbon September
Addison's disease Light Blue Ribbon May
Adenosaracoma Yellow Ribbon November
Adhesions Awareness Burgundy Ribbon September
Adoptee Awareness White Ribbon November
Adoption Awareness White Ribbon November
Adoptive Parents Yellow Ribbon November
Agent Orange Awareness Orange Ribbon August
Agoraphobia Teal Ribbon May
Allergies Awareness Gray Ribbon May
Alopecia Areata Lime Green Ribbon September
Alopecia Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon September
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Purple Ribbon November
Alzheimer's Disease Purple Ribbon November
Amber Alert Yellow Ribbon January
Amish Support Black Ribbon -
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Pink & Blue Ribbon March
Amniotic Fluid Embolism Pink & Teal Ribbon March
Animal Abuse Purple Ribbon April
Animal Causes Animal Causes -
Ankylosing Spondylitis Dark Blue Ribbon April
Anorexia Nervosa Periwinkle Ribbon February
Anti Bullying Teal Ribbon October
Anti-Bullying Anti-Bullying -
Anti-Child Pornography White Ribbon -
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Burgundy Ribbon June
Anxiety Disorder Teal Ribbon May
Aphasia Awareness Gray Ribbon June
Aplastic Anemia Red Ribbon December
Apraxia Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Aplastic Anemia Red Ribbon December
Apraxia Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Arnold Chiari Malformation Purple Ribbon September
Arthritis Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Asperger Syndrome Autism Ribbon April
Asthma Awareness Gray Ribbon May
Autism Awareness Autism Ribbon April
Baby Safe Haven Pink & Blue Ribbon -
Batten Disease Teal Ribbon -
Behcets Disease Light Blue Ribbon May
Bile Duct Cancer Green Ribbon February
Bipolar Disorder Green Ribbon February
Birth Defects Pink & Blue Ribbon January
Birth Parents Pink Ribbon -
Bladder Cancer Yellow Ribbon May
Blindness Awareness White Ribbon October
Bone Cancer White Ribbon August
Bone Disease White Ribbon -
Bone Marrow Red Ribbon December
Bone Marrow Donation Green Ribbon November
Boycott Aruba Yellow Ribbon -
Brachial Plexus Injuries Dark Blue Ribbon October
Brain Aneurysm Burgundy Ribbon September
Brain Cancer Gray Ribbon May
Brain Tumor Gray Ribbon May
Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon October
Breast Cancer (Male) Pink & Blue Ribbon April
Bulimia Nervosa Periwinkle Ribbon February
CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) Blue & Yellow Ribbon September
COPD Awareness Gold Ribbon November
Canadian Cancer Society Yellow Ribbon April
Cancer Survivor (General) Purple Ribbon June
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Yellow Ribbon January
Carcinoid Awareness Zebra Print Ribbon November
Cardiovascular Disease Red Ribbon February
Caregiver Awareness Lavender Ribbon November
Celiac Disease Light Green Ribbon May
Cerebral Palsy Green Ribbon May
Cervical Cancer Teal & White Ribbon January
Cesarean Section Burgundy Ribbon April
Child Abuse Prevention Dark Blue Ribbon April
Child Exploitation White Ribbon April
Child Sexual Abuse/Assault White Ribbon April
Childhood Apraxia (CAS) Light Blue Ribbon May
Childhood Cancer Gold Ribbon September
Childhood Depression Green Ribbon May
Cholangiocarcinoma Green Ribbon February
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dark Blue Ribbon March
Chronic Illness Light Blue Ribbon September
Chronic Pelvic Pain Light Green Ribbon September
Colitis Awareness Purple Ribbon November
Colon Cancer Dark Blue Ribbon March
Colorectal Cancer Dark Blue Ribbon March
Community Support White Ribbon -
Complementary/Alternative Yellow Ribbon -
Congenital Cataracts White Ribbon August
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Teal Ribbon April
Congenital Heart Defects Red & Blue Ribbon February
Congenital Heart Disease Red & Blue Ribbon February
Congestive Heart Failure Red Ribbon February
Crime Victim's Rights Dark Blue Ribbon April
Crohn's Disease Purple Ribbon November
Cultural Diversity Orange Ribbon October
Cushing Syndrome Light Blue Ribbon April
Cystic Fibrosis Purple Ribbon May
Cystic Hygroma Burgundy Ribbon -
DARE Awareness Red Ribbon April
DVT Awareness Red & White Ribbon March
Depression Awareness Green Ribbon October
Designated Driver Blue &Yellow Ribbon -
DiGeorge Sequenc Light Blue Ribbon -
Diabetes Awareness Gray Ribbon November
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Red Ribbon -
Disabled Adults Burgundy Ribbon October
Disabled Children Silver Ribbon October
Dissociative Identity Disorder Teal Ribbon March
Domestic Violence Purple Ribbon October
Down syndrome Blue &Yellow Ribbon October
Driving Under the Influence Red Ribbon April
Drowning Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon August
Drug & Alcohol Prevention Red Ribbon December
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Red Ribbon April
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Lime Green Ribbon February
Dwarfism Green Ribbon -
Dwarfism Green Ribbon October
Dysautonomia Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon October
Dyslexia Silver Ribbon October
Dystonia Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon September
Eating Disorders Periwinkle Ribbon February
Ectodermal Dysphasia Teal Ribbon February
Ectopic Pregnancy Pink & Blue Ribbon -
Education Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon -
Ehlers-Danlos Sydrome (EDS) Zebra Print Ribbon May
Elderly Abuse Silver Ribbon May
Elderly Affairs White Ribbon -
Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Gold Ribbon -
Emphysema Awareness White Ribbon November
Encephalitis Silver Ribbon May
Endometrial Cancer Peach Ribbon September
Endometriosis Awareness Yellow Ribbon March
Environment Awareness Green Ribbon April
Eosinophilic Disorders Periwinkle Ribbon May
Epidermolysis Bullosa Red Ribbon October
Epilepsy Purple Ribbon November
Epstein - Barr virus Dark Blue Ribbon September
Equality Awareness Yellow Ribbon -
Erb's Palsy Dark Blue Ribbon October
Esophageal Cancer Periwinkle Ribbon April
Essential Tremor Lime Green Ribbon March
Evans Syndrome Red Ribbon February
Ewings Sarcoma Yellow Ribbon July
Eye Injury Prevention Green Ribbon Green Ribbon
Factor V Leiden Burgundy Ribbon March
Factor XI Deficiency Red Ribbon -
Familial Polyposis Dark Blue Ribbon March
Familial Polyposis Brown Ribbon March
Fanconi's Syndrome Green Ribbon -
Feral Cats Orange Ribbon October
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Green Ribbon April
Fibromyalgia Purple Ribbon May
Fibromyalgia (Men) Purple Ribbon May
First Responders First Responders -
Food Allergies Teal Ribbon May
Foster Care Lavender Ribbon May
Fragile XTeal Ribbon July
Free Speech Dark Blue Ribbon October
Freedom Awareness Green Ribbon -
GERD Awareness Periwinkle Ribbon November
Gang Prevention Black Ribbon -
Gastric Cancer Periwinkle Ribbon November
Gastroesophageal Reflux Periwinkle Ribbon November
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Zebra Print Ribbon -
Gastroparesis Green Ribbon August
Gay Pride Gay Pride June
Genetic Blood Vessel Disorder Red & Blue Ribbon June
Glaucoma Awareness Green Ribbon January
Graves Disease Light Blue Ribbon January
Growth and Rebuilding Green Ribbon -
Guillian Barre Syndrome Dark Blue Ribbon May
Gulf War Yellow Ribbon -
Gun Control Green Ribbon June
Gun Violence Orange Ribbon June
Gynecological Cancer Purple Ribbon September
HIV / HCV Co-Infection Red & Yellow Ribbon April
HIV/AIDS Awareness Red Ribbon December
Head and Neck Cancer Red & White Ribbon April
Heart Disease Heart Awareness February
Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Burgundy Ribbon May
Hemophilia Awareness Red Ribbon March
Hepatitis CRed &Yellow Ribbon May
Hereditary Breast Cancer Pink & Teal Ribbon September
Hereditary Hemmorrhagic Telangiectasia Red & White Ribbon June
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Burgundy Ribbon May
Hernia Awareness White Ribbon June
High Blood Pressure Red Ribbon May
Hodgkin's Disease Violet Ribbon September
Holocaust Remembrance White Ribbon April
Homelessness Awareness Purple Ribbon November
Hope and Support White Ribbon -
Hospice Care Burgundy Ribbon November
Hughes Syndrome Burgundy Ribbon May
Human Papilloma Virus Light Green Ribbon May
Human Trafficking Dark Blue Ribbon January
Hunger Awareness Orange Ribbon October
Huntington's disease Dark Blue Ribbon May
Hurricane Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Hurricane Katrina Dark Blue Ribbon August
Hydrocephalus Light Blue Ribbon September
Hyperaldosteronism Light Blue Ribbon -
Hyperemesis Graviduram Pink & Blue Ribbon October
Hypertension Red Ribbon November
Hypo Plastic Left Heart Red & Blue Ribbon -
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Lavender Ribbon -
Hystiocytosis Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon September
ITP (Low Platelets) Purple Ribbon September
Ichthyosis Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Immigration Awareness Brown Ribbon June
Infant Loss Pink & Blue Ribbon October
Infantile Spasms Lavender Ribbon December
Infertility Awareness Pink & Blue Ribbon April
Inhalant Abuse Red Ribbon March
Innocence Awareness White Ribbon -
Interstitial Cystitis Dark Blue Ribbon October
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Periwinkle Ribbon April
Juvenile Arthritis Blue & Purple Ribbon July
Juvenile Diabetes Gray Ribbon November
Kidney Cancer Orange Ribbon March
Kidney Disease Orange Ribbon March
Kidney Donation Awareness Orange Ribbon March
Klinefelter's Syndrome Light Blue Ribbon May
Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis Dark Blue Ribbon September
Leiomyosarcoma Purple Ribbon July
Leukemia Orange Ribbon September
Leukodystrophies Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon September
Literacy Awareness Green Ribbon October
Liver Cancer Green Ribbon September
Liver Disease Green Ribbon September
Living Organ Donation Green Ribbon April
Long Q-T Syndrome Red Ribbon September
Lou Gehrig's Disease Blue & White Ribbon May
Lung Cancer White Ribbon November
Lupus Awareness Purple Ribbon October
Lyme disease Lime Green Ribbon May
Lymphatic Malformation Burgundy Ribbon May
Lymphedema Awareness Light Blue Ribbon March
Lymphoma Lime Green Ribbon September
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Red Ribbon April
ME / CFIDS Dark Blue Ribbon May
Macular Degeneration Purple Ribbon February
Manic Depression Green Ribbon October
March of Dimes Pink & Blue Ribbon October
Marfan Syndrome Red Ribbon February
Melanoma Awareness Black Ribbon May
Men's Health Light Blue Ribbon June
Meningitis Burgundy Ribbon August
Meningococcal Meningitis Burgundy Ribbon August
Mental Health Green Ribbon May
Mental Illness Green Ribbon May
Mental Illness Green Ribbon October
Mental Retardation Green Ribbon March
Migraine and Headache Purple Ribbon June
Miscarriage Awareness Pink & Blue Ribbon October
Missing Children Yellow Ribbon May
Mitochondrial Disease Green Ribbon September
Molestation Survivor White Ribbon April
Motorcycle Safety Orange Ribbon May
Mourning Awareness Black Ribbon October
Mucolipidoses Purple Ribbon -
Mucopolysaccharidosis Purple Ribbon October
Multiple Hereditary Exostoses White Ribbon -
Multiple Myeloma Burgundy Ribbon March
Multiple Sclerosis Orange Ribbon March
Muscular Dystrophy Lime Green Ribbon May
Music Music/Band -
Myasthenia Gravis Teal Ribbon June
Myositis Awareness Dark Blue Ribbon May
Myxoid Liposarcoma Yellow Ribbon -
Narcolepsy Awareness Black Ribbon March
Natural Disaster Green Ribbon September
Nephrotic Syndrome Green Ribbon March
Neural Tube Defects Green Ribbon January
Neuroendocrine Cancer Zebra Print Ribbon November
Neuroendocrine Tumor Zebra Print Ribbon -
Neuroendrocrine Tumor Zebra Print Ribbon -
Neirofibroma Green Ribbon May
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Green Ribbon May
Niemann-Pick Disease Silver Ribbon October
No Unattended Kids in Cars Purple Ribbon -
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Lime Green Ribbon September
Noonan's Syndrome A Red & Blue Ribbon February
Nursing Mothers Pink Ribbon August
Obesity Awareness Yellow Ribbon September
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Teal Ribbon October
On-Line Sexual Predator White Ribbon April
Opioid Addiction Purple Ribbon -
Opposition to the War White Ribbon -
Oral Cancer Red & White Ribbon April
Organ Donation Green Ribbon April
Organ Transplant Green Ribbon April
Osteoporosis Awareness White Ribbon May
Ovarian Cancer Teal Ribbon September
Overdose Purple Ribbon August
PHACES Burgundy Ribbon March
PKU Light Blue Ribbon December
POW / MIA Yellow Ribbon September
POW/MIA Awareness Black Ribbon September
Pancreatic Cancer Purple Ribbon November
Pancreatitis (Chronic) Purple Ribbon October
Panic Disorder Teal Ribbon -
Parkinson's Disease Gray Ribbon April
Patriotic/Military Patriotic/Military -
Peace Awareness White Ribbon -
Pediatric Stroke Blue & Purple Ribbon May
Police Lost in Duty Dark Blue Ribbon -
Polycystic Kidney Disease Teal Ribbon March
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Teal Ribbon September
Post-Polio Syndrome Burgundy Ribbon October
Postpartum Depression White Ribbon May
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Teal Ribbon April
Pregnancy Loss Pink & Blue Ribbon October
Premature Birth Pink & Blue Ribbon November
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Black Ribbon October
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Green Ribbon April
Pro Choice Light Blue Ribbon March
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Teal Ribbon May
Project Red Flag Red Ribbon April
Prostate Cancer Light Blue Ribbon September
Pulmonary Arterial Disease Periwinkle Ribbon September
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Purple Ribbon May
Pulmonary Fibrosis Red & Blue Ribbon September
Pulmonary Hypertension Periwinkle Ribbon November
RSD/CRPS Orange Ribbon November
Racial Tolerance Orange Ribbon May
Rape Awareness Teal Ribbon April
Rare Disease Zebra Print Ribbon February
Rectal Cancer Dark Blue Ribbon March
Relay For Life/American Cancer Society Purple Ribbon -
Religious Religious -
Religious Tolerance Purple Ribbon -
Remembrance Awareness Yellow Ribbon October
Restless Legs Syndrome White Ribbon May
Rett Syndrome Lavender Ribbon October
Reye's syndrome Dark Blue Ribbon September
Rheumatoid Arthritis Blue & Purple Ribbon February
Right to Life White Ribbon -
SADS Red & Blue Ribbon October
SIDS Awareness Pink & Blue Ribbon October
STD Awareness Light Green Ribbon April
Safe Driving Green Ribbon -
Safe Motherhood White Ribbon May
Salvation Army White Ribbon -
Same Sex Marriages Gay Pride June
Sandhoff Disease Lime Green Ribbon September
Sarcoidosis Awareness Yellow Ribbon July
Sarcoma Awareness Yellow Ribbon July
Save Darfur Green Ribbon April
Save the Music Dark Blue Ribbon -
Schizophrenia Silver Ribbon May
Scleroderma Awareness Teal Ribbon June
Scoliosis Awareness White Ribbon June
Self Injury Orange Ribbon March
Sexual Assault Teal Ribbon April
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Light Green Ribbon April
Short Bowel Syndrome Dark Blue Ribbon March
Shprintzen Syndrome Light Blue Ribbon -
Sickle Cell Anemia Burgundy Ribbon September
Sjogren's Syndrome Purple Ribbon April
Skin Cancer Orange Ribbon May
Sleep Apnea Black Ribbon October
Sleep Disorders Black Ribbon March
Small Intestine Cancer Periwinkle Ribbon -
Sniffing Abuse Red Ribbon March
Spay or Neuter Pets Light Blue Ribbon March
Spina Bifida Yellow Ribbon October
Spinal Cord Injury Research Green Ribbon May
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Purple Ribbon August
Sports Sports -
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Red & White Ribbon -
Stalker Awareness Silver Ribbon January
Stalking Awareness White Ribbon January
Stem Cell Donor Green Ribbon August
Stem Cell Research Green Ribbon October
Steven Johnson Syndrome Dark Blue Ribbon August
Stillbirth Pink & Blue Ribbon -
Stomach Cancer Periwinkle Ribbon November
Student Sexual Assault White Ribbon April
Students for Gun Control Black Ribbon -
Sturge-Weber Syndrome Burgundy Ribbon June
Substance Abuse Red Ribbon April
Suicide Awareness Yellow Ribbon May
Suicide Prevention Teal & Purple Ribbon September
Supraventricular Tachycardia Red Ribbon May
Teacher/School Purple Ribbon Teacher/School
Teen Pregnancy Prevention White Ribbon May
Teens Against Smoking Dark Blue Ribbon -
Testicular Cancer Purple Ribbon April
Thrombophilia Burgundy Ribbon March
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Red Ribbon -
Thyroid Cancer Pink Purple Teal Ribbon September
Thyroid Disease Light Blue Ribbon January
Tissue Donation Green Ribbon April
Tobacco Awareness Brown Ribbon November
Tornado - Natural Disaster Green Ribbon September
Tourette's syndrome Teal Ribbon May
Transverse Myelitis Dark Blue Ribbon June
Trauma Awareness Black Ribbon May
Traumatic Brain Injury Green Ribbon March
Trisomy 18 Light Blue Ribbon March
Troop / Military Support Yellow Ribbon May
Tuberculosis Red Ribbon March
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Pink & Blue Ribbon December
Uterine Cancer Peach Ribbon September
Vaginal Cancer Teal Ribbon -
Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome Light Blue Ribbon August
Victim's Rights Dark Blue Ribbon October
Victims of 9/11 - WTC Purple Ribbon September
Victims of Terrorism White Ribbon -
Vision Impaired White Ribbon -
Water Accidents Dark Blue Ribbon -
Von Hippel Lindau Green Ribbon May
Von Willebrand's Disease Red Ribbon March
Vulvar Cancer Lavender Ribbon -
Water Quality Dark Blue Ribbon August
Water Safety Dark Blue Ribbon May
William's Syndrome Burgundy Ribbon May
Wolf-Parkinson-White Red Ribbon February
Worker Safety Green Ribbon June
Ukraine Support Blue & Yellow Ribbon -
World Peace Light Blue Ribbon -
Elder Abuse Purple Ribbon June
Sexual Assault Teal & Purple Ribbon April

 

 

Colors

  • Amber: Appendix Cancer

  • Burgundy: Adhesions, Adults with Disabilities, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, AV Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Cesarean Section, Cystic Hygroma, Disabled Adults, Factor V Leiden, Headaches, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation, Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Hospice Care, Hughes Syndrome, Lymphatic Malformation, Meningitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Migraine, Multiple Myeloma, PHACES, Post-Polio Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Thrombophilia and Williams Syndrome

  • Cranberry: Fibromyalgia

  • Peach: Endometrial Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Vaginal Cancer

  • Pink: Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, Nursing Mothers

  • Red: AIDS/HIV, Aplastic Anemia, Apert Syndrome, Blood Cancers and Disorders, Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS), Burn Victims, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Heart Defects, Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Courage and Inspiration, DARE, Diamond Blackfan Anemia, Driving under the Influence, Dysautonomia, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Evans Syndrome, Factor XI Deficiency, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, High Blood Pressure, Huffing, Hypertension, Inhalant Abuse, Long Q-T Syndrome, Love, Lymphoma, MADD, Marfan Syndrome, Poland Syndrome, Project Red Flag, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Sniffing Abuse, Stroke, Substance Abuse, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Tuberculosis, Von Willebrand's Disease, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Wolf-Parkinson-White

  • Yellow: Adenosarcoma, Adoptive Parents, Amber Alert, Bladder Cancer, Canadian Cancer Society, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Complementary/Alternative Medicine, Endometriosis, Equality, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Gulf War, Hydrocephalus, Liver Cancer, Liver Disease, Missing Children, Myxoid Liposarcoma, Osteosarcoma, Obesity, POW/MIA, Remembrance, Sarcoma, Spina Bifida, Suicide Awareness, Troop or Military Support

  • Blue: Alopecia, Anal Cancer (alternate), Ankylosing Spondylitis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Anti-Bullying, Apraxia, Arthritis, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Child Abuse, Children’s Healthy Weight, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Crime Victims’ Rights, Crohn’s Disease, Cru du Chat Syndrome, Drowning Awareness, Dysautonomia, Dystonia, Drunk Driving, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb’s Palsy, Familial Polyposis, Free Speech, Foster Care Awareness, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Hydrocephalus (U.S.), Huntington’s Disease, Hurricanes, Histiocytosis, Ichthyosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Arthritis, Krabbe Disease, Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Leukodystrophies, ME/CFIDS, Myositis, Police Lost in Line of Duty, Prevent School Violence, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (IO), Pompe Disease (also denim blue), Restless Legs Syndrome, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Teens against Smoking, Transverse Myelitis, Usher’s Syndrome, Victim’s Rights, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Save the Music, Water Accidents, Water Quality, Water Safety, West Nile Virus

  • Light Blue: Addison’s Disease, Behcet’s Disease, Chronic Illness, Cushing Syndrome, DiGeorge Sequence, Graves’ Disease, Hyperaldosteronism, Hydrocephalus, Klinefelter’s Syndrome, Lymphedema, Men's Health, Pro Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Shprintzen Syndrome, Spay or Neuter Pets, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18, Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome

  • Navy Blue: Alopecia, ARDS, Arthritis, Child Abuse, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Colitis, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Crime Victims’ Rights, Crohn’s Disease, Drowning, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Erb’s Palsy, Free Speech, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Hurricane Katrina, Death of Police Officer on Duty, Mastocytosis, Rectal Cancer, Restless Legs Syndrome, Teens against Smoking, Victims’ Rights, Water Accidents, Water Quality and Water Safety

  • Pale Blue: Achalasia Disease

  • Periwinkle: Acid Reflux, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Eosinophilic Disorders, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pulmonary Hypertension, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach Cancer

  • Robin’s Egg Blue: Pierre Robin Syndrome

  • Royal Blue: Child Abuse Awareness, Transverse Myelitis, Syringomyelia

  • Teal: Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorder, Batten Disease, Cervical Cancer, Chiari Malformation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Ectodermal Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Hoarding, Marker X Syndrome, Martin-Bell Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Rape, Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse, Tourette Syndrome, Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN), Tsunami Victims, Uterine Cancer, Vulvar Cancer

  • Turquoise: Addiction Recovery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), Interstitial Cystitis, Native American Reparation, Renal Cell Carcinoma

  • Orange: Agent Orange, Cultural Diversity, Hunger, Leukemia, Lupus, Melanoma, Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma), Motorcycle Safety, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Self-Injury, Sensory Processing Disorder, Spinal Cancer, Prader-Willi Syndrome

  • Green: Adrenal Cancer, Bipolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS), Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Depression, Dwarfism Awareness, Depression, Environment, Eye Injury Prevention, Fanconi’s Syndrome, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Freedom, Gastroparesis, Glaucoma, Growth and Rebuilding, Kidney Cancer and Disease, Kidney Donation, Leukemia, Literacy, Living Organ Donation, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness (Bipolar), Mental Retardation, Missing Children Mitochondrial Disease, Nephrotic Syndrome, Neural Tube Defects, Neurofibromatosis, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Pruned Belly Syndrome, Safe Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Save Darfur, Spinal Cord Injury and Research, Stem Cell Donor and Research, Tissue Donation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Von Hippel Lindau, Worker Safety

  • Jade: Hepatitis B, Liver Cancer

  • Light Green: Celiac Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Human Papilloma Virus, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

  • Lime Green: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Gastroschisis, Lyme Disease, Lymphoma, Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Lymph Node Cancer), Sandhoff Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Mint Green: Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, Genetic Disorders, Ivemark Syndrome

  • Lavender: Cancer (unspecified), Caregiver Appreciation, Epilepsy, Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Infantile Spasms, Rett Syndrome

  • Orchid: Testicular Cancer

  • Purple: ADD, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Animal Abuse, Anti-Violence, Arnold Chiari Malformation, Chronic Pain, Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia in Men, GI Cancer (Intestinal), Harmony, Homelessness, Leiomyosarcoma, Lupus, Macular Degeneration, Mesh Survivor, Migraines (1st choice: alternate burgundy), Mucolipidosis, Neuropathy Awareness, No Unattended Kids in Cars, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatitis (Chronic), Religious Tolerance, Rett Syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Thymoma Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Victims of 9/11

  • Violet Ribbon: Hodgkin’s Disease, Testicular Cancer

  • Black: Accidents, Amish Support, Anti-Terrorism, Gang Prevention, Gun Control, Melanoma, Mourning, Narcolepsy, POW/MIA, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Students for Gun Control, Trauma

  • Brown: Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familia Polyposis, Tobacco Awareness

  • Copper: Herpes Simplex Virus

  • Cream: Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

  • Gold: Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma

  • Grey: Allergies, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Aphasia, Asthma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes, Mental Illness (Borderline Personality Disorder)

  • Pearl: Emphysema, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Mesothelioma, Multiple Sclerosis, Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
    Silver: Brain Disabilities, Brain Disorders, Campaign for the Brain, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick, Parkinson’s Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatic Pain, VACTERL, Young Onset Parkinson’s Association (YOPA)

  • White: Adoptee, Adoption, Anti-Child Pornography, Anti-Pornography, Anti-War, Blindness, Bone Cancer, Bone Disease, Child Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse/Assault, Community Support, Congenital Cataracts, Elderly Affairs, Hernia, Holocaust Remembrance, Hope and Support, Innocence, Multiple Hereditary Exostoses, Molestation Survivor, Online Sexual Predator Awareness and Internet Safety, Osteoporosis, Peace, Postpartum Depression, Retinoblastoma, Right to Life, Safe Motherhood, Salvation Army, Scoliosis, Stalking, Student Sexual Abuse, Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Victims of Terrorism

 

Color Combinations

  • Black and Blue: loss of a brother, loss of a male child, mourning a brother, mourning a son

  • Black and Pink: loss of a sister, loss of a female child, mourning a sister, mourning a daughter

  • Black and Red: murder victims, murdered children, loss of a firefighter on duty

  • Black and White: Anti-Racism, Carcinoid Cancer, Diversity, Gifted Education, Transitions, Vaccine Awareness

  • Blue and Green: Anal Cancer, Pseudotumor Cerebri, a.k.a. intracranial hypertension

  • Blue and Purple: Pediatric Stroke, Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Blue and Red: Congenital Heart Defects and Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome (HHT), Noonan’s Syndrome, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Rare Lung Diseases, SADS

  • Blue and Yellow: Designated Drivers, Down Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

  • Burgundy and Ivory: oral head and neck cancers, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Pharyngeal Cancer

  • Burgundy and Purple: Arachnoiditis

  • Dark Blue, Orange and Orchid: Psoriatic Arthritis

  • Gold and Silver: Hearing Disorders, Hearing Impairments, Meniere's Disease, Tinnitus

  • Light Green, Light Blue and Pink: Hypotonia

  • Marigold, Blue and Purple: Bladder Cancer

  • Orange and White: Bicycle Safety, Bike Helmet Safety

  • Orchid and Orange: Eczema, Psoriasis

  • Periwinkle and White: Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula 9EA/TEF

  • Pink and Blue: Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Baby Safe Haven, Birth Defects, Male Breast Cancer, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Hyperammonemia, Infant Loss, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Premature Birth, Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, ChILD (Pediatric Bronchiolitis Obliterans)

  • Pink, Purple and Teal: Thyroid Cancer

  • Purple and Black: Tracheostomy, Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  • Purple and Green: Stickler Syndrome, Schizencephaly

  • Purple, Teal and Green: Medullary Sponge Kidney (Cacchi-Ricci disease)

  • Purple and Yellow: Autoimmune Hepatitis, Chemical Injury and Lupus, Endometriosis

  • Red and Gold: Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) Awareness

  • Red and Orange: Adiposis Dolorosa (Dercum's Disease)

  • Red and Pearl: Latex Allergy

  • Red and White: Aplastic Anemia, DVT, Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Oral Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  • Red, White and Black: Pernicious Anaemia and B12 Deficiency

  • Red and Yellow: Hepatitis C, HIV/HCV Co-Infection, surviving family members of suicide victims

  • Red, Yellow and Blue: all forms of Trisomy

  • Silver and Blue: Corpus Callosum

  • Teal and Purple: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

  • Teal and White: Cervical Cancer


Patterns Ribbon Meaning

  • Cow Print: Omphalocele

  • Beige with Giraffe Print: Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome

  • Beige with Royal Blue Trim: Hip Dysplasia

  • Black and White Stripes: Breast Implant Illness

  • Blue, Pink and Yellow with Clouds: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

  • Brown with Pink Dots: Persistent Cloaca

  • Gold and Blue with Diamond: Bohring-Opitz Syndrome

  • Grey with Red Heart: Juvenile Diabetes

  • Ivory with Rose: Spinal Muscular Atrophy

  • Light Green with Dark Blue Trim: Body-focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB)

  • Multi-Colored Flame: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

  • Orange with Fox Tail: FOXG1

  • Purple and Teal with White Stars: Necrotizing Fasciitis

  • Purple and White Stripe: Relapsing Polychondritis

  • Puzzle: Autism and Asperger Syndrome

  • Quilt Design: Dissociative Identity Disorder

  • Rainbow: Adrenocortical Carcinoma,Gay Pride, Same Sex Marriage

  • Red with White Border: Chronic Venous Insufficiency Awareness

  • Royal Blue with Yellow Border: Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with Microcephaly

  • USA Flag: National Support, Fireworks Safety, Flag, World Trade Center Victims and Heroes

  • White with Blue Outline: Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

  • White and Red Polka Dots: Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis

  • White with Navy Pinstripe: Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS)

  • White with Violet Polka Dots: Cold Urticaria

  • Yellow and Multicolored: Gilbert’s Syndrome

  • Zebra Stripe: Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Endocrine Cancer, Primary Immunodeficiency,

  • Rare Disease Awareness, Stiff Person Syndrome, Vaccine Awareness

  • Zebra Stripes with Red: Hashimoto’s Encephalitis

- - - - Printer Friendly Version - - - -

 


Find me on Social Media

                               

 

 


Don't forget to bookmark my site to see updates..

 

Copyright © 2000 - 2025    K. Kerr

Most recent revision April 17, 2025 02:55:31 PM