[For Windows users, use the "CTRL" key at the same time with the "F" key and a "find" box should pop up somewhere on your screen to search for the word you are looking for.] These colors are listed below with what they represent or symbolize.
Blue
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS),
- Alopecia,
- Anti-tobacco – particularly Anti-second hand smoke
- (in Canada; alternative ribbon color: brown),
- Child abuse prevention (alternative colors: white, dark blue),
- Colon – Colorectal cancer (alternative ribbon color: brown and dark blue),
- Crime Victims Rights,
- Domestic Violence (alternative color: purple),
- Drunk driving,
- Dystonia (neurological movement disorder),
- Education,
- Epstein-Barr Virus,
- Free Speech (alternative colors: dark blue, white),
- Hydranencephaly,
- I Love Clean Air/ILCA Campaign (Japan),
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
- the Save the Music, and
- Victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Dark Blue
- Arthritis,
- CFS,
- Child Abuse prevention (alternative colors: white, blue),
- Colon Cancer (alternative ribbon color: blue or brown),
- free speech,
- Police Officer lost in the Line of Duty,
- victim's rights,
- water quality, and
- water safety
Light Blue
- Childhood cancer (alternative colors: pink, gold),
- Grave’s Disease,
- Men’s cancers,
- Pro-Choice (alternative colors: white, pink/blue),
- Prostate cancer,
- Scleroderma,
- Thyroid Disease, and
- Trisomy 18.
Beige
- Oral Cancer
Brown
- Anti-tobacco symbol (in Canada),
- (in America; alternative ribbon color: blue - particularly Anti-second hand smoke),
- Colon - colorectal cancers (alternative ribbon color: blue or dark blue)
Black
- Gang prevention,
- Suicide (alternative color: yellow),
- MIA/POW (alternative color: yellow),
- Melanoma, and
- Mourning.
Black - White represents Anti-Racisim (alternative color: orange)
Burgundy
- Adults with disabilities,
- Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome,
- Brain aneurysm,
- Cesarean section (worn upside down),
- Headaches,
- Hemangioma,
- Hospice care,
- Multiple myeloma,
- Thrombophilia,
- William's syndrome, and
- Vascular malformation,
Gold
- Childhood Cancer Awareness (alternative colors: light blue, pink)
- Leukemia (alternative colors: green, orange)
Gray
- Aphasia,
- Asthma,
- Allergies,
- Brain cancer,
- Brain tumors,
- Diabetes,
- Mental illness (general),
Green
- Bi-Polar,
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Childhood depression,
- Health,
- Ecology,
- Environmental concerns,
- Homeopathy,
- Kidney cancer (alternative color: orange),
- Leukemia (alternative colors: gold, orange),
- Missing children (also yellow with a heart),
- OCD,
- Open records for adoptees,
- Organ-Tissue Donation/Transplant,
- Ovarian Cancer (alternative color: teal),
- Tourette’s Syndrome, and
- Worker and driving safety.
Jade (dark green)
- Hepatitis B, and
- Liver cancer (in Asia and the Pacific communities.)
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| Lavender Awareness Ribbon Shawl |
Lavender
- Epilepsy,
- General cancer awareness, and
- Rett syndrome.
Lime Green
- Lyme Disease,
- Lymphoma,
- Muscular Dystrophy, and
- STD's.
Orange
- ADHD (alternative color: purple),
- Agent Orange Exposure,
- Cultural diversity,
- Kidney cancer (alternative color: green),
- Humane treatment of animals,
- Hunger,
- Leukemia (alternative colors: green, gold),
- Lupus (alternative color: purple),
- Motorcyclist Safety,
- Multiple Sclerosis (alternative color: pearl),
- Racial Tolerance (alternative color: black - white), and
- Self-injury awareness (alternative color: red/black).
Orchid (or Violet)
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma Disease, and
- Testicular Cancer (alternative color: purple)
Pearl
- Emphysema,
- Lung cancer,
- Mesothelioma, and
- Multiple sclerosis (alternative color: orange)
Pink
- Birth parents,
- Breast cancer awareness (most commonly associated), and
- Childhood cancer awareness (alternative color: light blue, gold)
Periwinkle
- Eating disorders,
- Esophageal Cancer,
- Pulmonary hypertension, and
- Stomach cancer.
Pink and Blue
- Breast cancer (inflammatory) and Male breast cancer,
- Infant death due to SIDS or other causes,
- Miscarriage,
- Pro-life (alternative colors: white, light blue), and
- Stillbirth.
Pink and Blue Cloud Covered - Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Purple
- ADD & ADHD (alternative color: orange),
- ALL Cancer Survivor’s (alternative color: yellow),
- Alzheimer’s Disease (alternative color: white),
- Animal abuse,
- Children w/Disabilities (alternative color: Silver),
- Crohn's disease and Colitis,
- Cystic Fibrosis,
- Domestic Violence (alternative color: blue),
- Pancreatic cancer,
- Epilepsy,
- Fibromyalgia,
- Leimyosarcoma,
- Lupus (alternative color: orange),
- Macular Degeneration,
- Religious tolerance,
- Testicular cancer,
- Sarcoidosis, and
- Victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters.
Purple - Blue:
- Childhood or Pediatric Stroke and
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
Purple - Pink - Teal represents Thyroid Cancer
Red
- the Fight against AIDS and HIV,
- DARE,
- Epidermolysis Bullosa,
- Heart disease,
- MADD,
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Stroke,
- Substance abuse,
Red - black: represents Self Injury (alternative color: orange)
Red - blue: represents Support for Haiti
Red - white:
- Aplastic Anemia,
- Hand and Neck Cancers,
Silver
- Children with Disabilities (alternative color: purple),
- Elder Abuse,
- Ovarian cancer (in Australia)
- Parkinson's disease, and
- Brain/Mental Illnesses such as:
- anxiety disorders,
- bipolar disorder,
- severe depression, and
- schizophrenia.
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Teal
- All Female Cancers such as:
- Cervical,
- Ovarian (alternative color: green),
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome,
- Sexual assault, and
- Uterine cancers.
- Panic & Stress Disorders, including:
- PTSD and
- Agoraphobia (panic disorder),
- Native American Reparations,
- Spay & Neutering of Pets,
- Substance Abuse, and
- Tsunami victims.
Teal - white is a symbol for Teen Cancers
Teal - pink:
- Gynecological & Breast Cancer,
- Hereditary Breast Cancer.
White
- Adoptees,
- Alzheimer's Disease (alternative color: purple),
- Blindness,
- Bone cancer,
- Child Exploitation & Abuse,
- Diabetes (alternative color: gray),
- Free Speech (alternative color: blue),
- Innocence,
- Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (bone condition),
- Peace,
- Poverty Awareness,
- Retinal blastoma,
- Right to Life /Pro-life (alternative colors: light blue, pink/blue),
- Victims of terrorism,
- Violence against women,
Yellow
We've all seen this symbol used to Support our troops, but it is also a symbol for:- Adoptive parents,
- Amber alerts,
- Bladder cancer,
- Cancer Survivorship (alternative color: purple),
- Endometriosis,
- (a general symbol for) Hope,
- Liver Cancer,
- Liver Disease,
- MIA/POW (alternative color: black),
- Missing Child (also green), and
- Suicide prevention (alternative color: black).
Bright yellow represents Sarcoma,
Pale yellow represents Spina bifida,
Yellow - Red represents Hepatitis C
Yellow - Blue:
- Downs Syndrome, and
- Designated Drivers.
Yellow - Purple represents Chemical injury,
Yellow - gray or silver represents Deafness, and
A yellow ribbon with a heart:
- Survivors left behind after a suicide, and
- Missing Children (alternate color: green)
Jigsaw Puzzle
- Autism
Lace
- Osteoporosis
Flag
- Both the victims and heroes of the 9/11 attacks,
- Fireworks safety, and
- Patriotism and support of our troops.
Rainbow
- Gay pride and support for the GLBT community and their quest for equal rights.
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