Awareness Ribbon Colors & Meanings

RED - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Heart Defects and Disease, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Disaster Relief, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, Hepatitis C, HIV/Aids, Hypertension and High Blood Pressure, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Pro-Life, Stroke, Tuberculosis (TB), Vasculitis, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW). 

ORANGE - Addiction Recovery, Animal Protection and Guardianship, Cultural Diversity, Hunger Awareness, Leukemia, Lupus, Lymphoma, Motorcycle Safety, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Self Injury and Self Harm, World Harmony Day. 

YELLOW - Adoptive Parents, Amber Alert, Bladder Cancer, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Endometriosis, Hydrocephalus, Liver Disease and Cancer, Military Deployment, Missing Children, Obesity, Sarcoma, Spina Bifida, Suicide Prevention, Support Our Troops. 

GREEN - Bipolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Environmental Protection, Eye Injury Prevention, Fanconi's Syndrome, Glaucoma, Kidney Disease and Cancer, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mitochondrial Disease, Neurofibromatosis, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Recycling, Stem Cell Donor and Research, Tourette's Syndrome, Worker Safety.

BLUE - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Alopecia, Arthritis, Cancer Survivor, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Dystonia, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Erb's Palsy, Gullian-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Huntington's Disease, Hurricane Katrina Victims, Leukodystrophy, Malaria, Myositis, Polio, Restless Legs Syndrome, Reye's Syndrome, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL), Water Safety. 

PURPLE - Alzheimer's Disease, Anti-Violence, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Chronic Pancreatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Homelessness, Macular Degeneration, Pancreatic Cancer, Religious Tolerance, Sjogren's Syndrome, Thyroid Cancer, Unattended Children in Cars Prevention, Victims and Heroes of September 11th. 

WHITE - Adoption, Anti-Pornography, Anti-War, Blindness, Bone Disease and Cancer, Elderly Affairs, Hernia, Osteoporosis, Postpartum Depression, Retinoblastoma, Scoliosis, Stalking Prevention, Teen Pregnancy Prevention. 

BLACK - Accidents, Cirrhosis, Gang Violence Prevention, Gun Control, Melanoma, Mourning, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Trauma. 

BROWN - Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Polyposis. 

GRAY - Allergies, Aphasia, Asthma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia. 

SILVER - Brain Disorders and Disabilities, Developmental Learning Disorders, Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatica, VACTERL Association. 

LIME GREEN - Celiac Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Genetic Disorders, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Ivemark Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections (STD/STI). 

TEAL - Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorders, Batten Disease, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Ectodermal Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Rape and Sexual Assault, Stress Disorder, Uterine Cancer. 

TURQUOISE - Addiction Recovery, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Interstitial Cystitis, Native American Reparations. 

BURGUNDY - Adhesions, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS), Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Brain Aneurysm, Cesarean Section, Disabled Adults, Headaches, Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Hospice Care, Meningococcal Meningitis, Migraines, Multiple Myeloma, Post-Polio Syndrome, Sickle-Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Williams Syndrome. 

PERIWINKLE - Acid Reflux Disease, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Eosinophilic Disorders, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach Cancer. 

GOLD - Childhood Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. 

ORCHID or VIOLET - Hodgkin's Disease, Testicular Cancer. 

PINK or HOT PINK - Birth Parents, Breast Cancer, Cleft Palate or Lip, Nursing Mothers, Inflammatory Breast Cancer. 

PEARL or CREAM - Emphysema, Lung Disease and Cancer, Mesothelioma, Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. 

LAVENDER - Cancer, Caregiver, Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Infantile Spasms, Rett Syndrome. 

LIGHT BLUE - Addison's Disease, Behçet's Disease, Chronic Illness, DiGeorge Syndrome, Graves' Disease, Hyperaldosteronism, Lymphedema, Men's Health, Pro-Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Spay and Neuter Pet Procedures, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18. 

Multi-Colored Cause and Campaign Ribbons

ORCHID and ORANGE - Eczema, Psoriasis. 

PEARL and WHITE - Lung Cancer for Non-Smokers. 

PINK and LIGHT BLUE - Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Baby Safe Haven, Birth Defects, Cot Death, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Infant Loss, Infertility, Male Breast Cancer, Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Premature Birth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Stillbirth, Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. 

PURPLE and BLUE - Pediatric Stroke, Rheumatoid Arthritis. 

PINK and TEAL - Hereditary Breast Cancer. 

WHITE and TEAL - Cervical Cancer. 

SILVER and GOLD - Deafness, Ear Related Disorders and Diseases, Hearing Impairment or Loss, Ménière's Disease, Tinnitus. 

WHITE and RED - Aplastic Anemia, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Head and Neck Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia or Osler's Disease, Squamous or Basal Cell Carcinoma. 

RED and BLUE - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Noonan Syndrome (NS), Pulmonary Fibrosis, Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 

YELLOW and BLUE - Downs Syndrome, Hero Campaign for Designated Drivers. 

R A I N B O W - Gay Pride, Same Sex Marriage. 

R A I N B O W JIGSAW PUZZLE - Autism