Awareness Ribbon Colors & Meanings

Awareness ribbons are simple yet incredibly powerful symbols. In an imperfect world, awareness ribbons serve as the colorful optimistic spots of hope. Awareness ribbons help show support or raise consciousness for a cause.

There are over 1,000 causes that are represented many different awareness ribbon colors. These ribbons are made up of single colors, color combinations, and unique prints such as zebra and puzzle pieces.

Are you looking for the right awareness ribbon for a cause? Below we compiled a list of the most popular awareness ribbon colors to help you choose the right color for your ribbon as you prepare for your next campaign.

Pink Ribbon

Causes:

Birth Parents
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Reconstruction Awareness
Eosinophilic Diseases
“Fight Like a Girl”
Gendercide
Nursing Mothers
Paget’s Disease
Respecting Birth Parents & Nursing Parents
Women’s Health

Dark Pink Ribbon

Causes:

Cleft Palate
Eosinophilic Disease
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Stop Gendercide

Peach Ribbon

Causes

Endometrial Cancer
Invisible Illness
Uterine Cancer
Vaginal Cancer

Yellow Ribbon

Causes:

Adenosarcoma
Bladder Cancer
Adoptive Parents
Bone Cancer
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Craniofacial Acceptance
Endometriosis
Epithelioid Sarcoma
Ewing Sarcoma
Microcephaly
Missing in Action
Missing Children
Missing Persons
Myxoid Liposarcoma
Obesity
Osteosarcoma
Prisoners of War
Refugees Welcome
Sarcoma
Spina Bifida
Suicide Prevention
The Disappeared

Amber Ribbon

Causes:

Appendix Cancer
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Red Ribbon

Causes:

Addiction
Adult Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD)
AIDS
Alcohol Dependence
Apert Syndrome
Bleeding Disorders
Blood Cancer
Blood Clotting Disorders
Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Burn Victims
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular Disease
Cavernous Angioma
Clotting Factor Deficiencies
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure
Courage and Inspiration
DARE – Red Ribbon Week
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Disaster Relief
Distracted Driving
Driving Under the Influence Prevention
Drug Addiction
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Erythromelalgia
Evans Syndrome
Factor XI Deficiency
Fanconi Anemia
Female Genital Mutilation
Giant Cell Arteritis
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)
Heart Defects
Heart Disease
Hemolytic Anemia
Hemophilia
High Blood Pressure
HIV/AIDS
Huffing
Human Trafficking – #REDSANDPROJECT
Hypertension
Long Q-T Syndrome
MADD – Designate a Driver
Marfan Syndrome
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Platelet Donation
Poland Syndrome
Prinzmetal Angina
Red Ribbon Week
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sinus Tachycardia
Stroke
Substance Abuse
Support Our Troops
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Trafficking in Persons – Red Sand Project
Tuberculosis
Vasculitis
Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Women’s Heart Health
Zika Virus

Burgundy Ribbon

Causes:

Amyloidosis
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
AV Malformation
Brain Aneurysm
Congenital Vascular Cavernous Malformation
Cystic Hygroma
Disabled Adults
Factor V Leiden
Headache
Hemangioma
Hemiplegic Migraine
Hemochromatosis
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Hughes Syndrome
Meningitis
Multiple Myeloma
Parkes Weber Syndrome
Port-Wine Stain Birthmark

Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS)
Alexander Disease
Alopecia Areata
Angelman’s Syndrome
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Apraxia
Arthritis
Arthrogryposis
Ataxia Telangiectasia
Autoimmune Autonomic Neuropathy
Autonomic Dysfunction
Behcet’s Disease (Silk Road Disease)
Bullying
Bursitis
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
Canada’s National Non-Smoking Week
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Charge Syndrome
Child Abuse
Chondromalacia Patella
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Coffin-Siris Syndrome
Colon Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy
CRI DU CHAT Syndrome
Crime Victims Rights
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis (Juvenile)
Dyspraxia
Dystonia
Education
Epstein-Barr Virus
Equal Access to Education
Erb’s Palsy
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Familial Dysautonomia
Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Fibrous Dysplasia
Free Speech – Freedom of the Press
Gout
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Human Trafficking
Huntington’s Disease
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephaly
Hypotension (POTS)
Histiocytosis
Ichthyosis
Inclusion Body Myositis
Infant Airway Defects
Infectious Arthritis
Inflammatory Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JD)
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis
Laryngomalacia
Leukodystrophy
Malaria
McCune-Albright Syndrome
Me/CFIDS
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Misophonia
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Myositis Neurocardiogenic Syncope
Osteoarthritis
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Palindromic Rheumatism
Panhypopituitarism
Paralysis
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyositis
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Pseudogout
Reactive Arthritis
Reiter’s Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome
Reye’s Syndrome
Rheumatism
Save the Music in Our Schools
Save the Waves
Sensor Processing Disorder
Sex Slavery
Sex Trafficking
Short Bowel Syndrome
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylarthritis
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Syringomyelia
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Tachycardia
Targeting Individuals of Bullying
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Temporal Arteritis
Tendinitis
Transverse Myelitis
Trash-Free Seas
Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS)
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Unidentified Missing Persons
Usher Syndrome
Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Water Safety

Dark Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Congenital and Genetic Diseases

Light Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Acid Attacks
Addison’s Disease
Adrenal Insufficiency
Chronic Illness
DiGeorge Syndrome
Dysphagia
Foster Care
Grave’s Disease
Lymphedema
Men’s Health
Movember
Pro-Choice
Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome
Prostate Cancer
Spay and Neuter Pets
Thyroid Disease
Tracheomalacia
Trisomy 5Q
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18/Edwards’ Syndrome

Periwinkle Ribbon

Causes:

Anorexia Nervosa
Oesophageal Cancer
Gastric Cancer
Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pulmonary Hypertension
Small Intestine Cancer
Stomach Cancer

Turquoise Ribbon

Causes:

Addiction Recovery
Addiction Recovery
Bone Tumor Awareness (musculoskeletal tumors and lesions, benign/malignant)
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia(CDH)
Dysautonomia
Interstitial Cystitis
Renal Cell Carcinoma

Teal Ribbon

Causes:

Agoraphobia
Anaphylaxis
Anxiety Disorders
Batten Disease
Child Sexual Abuse and Assault
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Food Allergies
Fragile X Syndrome
Gambling Addiction
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Gynecologic Cancer
Heterotaxy Syndrome
Interstitial Cystitis
Juvenile Scleroderma
Military Sexual Assault
MRSA
Myasthenia Gravis
No Body Shaming
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Occipital Neuralgia
Ovarian Cancer
Panic Disorder
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Premature Ovarian Failure
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Rape
Scleroderma
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Sexual Violence
Social Anxiety
Stress Disorders
Systemic Sclerosis
Tourette Syndrome
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Women Murdered by Domestic Violence

Green Ribbon

Causes:

Achondroplasia
Adrenal Cancer
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Biliary Atresia
Bipolar Disorder
Bone Marrow Disease
Bone Marrow Donor
Brain Injury
Cerebral Palsy
Chromosome 12, Microdeletion
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Cloves Syndrome
Dermatillomania
Dwarfism
Environmental Concerns
Eye Cancer
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Gallbladder Cancer
Gastroparesis
Gastroschisis
Genocide
Glaucoma
Global Warming
In Favor of Medical Marijuana
Infantile Scoliosis
Ivemark Syndrome
Kabuki Syndrome
Kidney Disease
Liver Cancer
Liver Disease
Liver Melanoma
Major Depressive Disorder
Missing Children
Mitochondrial Disease and Disorders
Natural Disasters
Nephrotic Syndrome
Organ Donation
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Scoliosis
Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cell Donation
Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
Text-Free Driving (Distracted Driving)
Tissue Donation
Traumatic Brain Injury
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

Light Green Ribbon

Causes:

Celiac Disease
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Lime Green Ribbon

Causes:

Achalasia
Auditory Processing Disorder
Babesiosis
Childhood Depression
Childhood Mental Health
Depression
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Dysthymic Disorder
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma
Maternal Mental Health
Mental Health
Mental Illness
Mood Disorders
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Muscular Dystrophy
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma
Maternal Mental Health
Mental Health
Mental Illness
Mood Disorders
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Muscular Dystrophy
Lyme Disease
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Pans/Pandas
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Disorders
Psychosis
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Spasticity
Spinal Cord Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Trichotillomania
Williams Syndrome

Mint Green Ribbon
Causes:

Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Congenital hepatic Fibrosis
Genetic Disorders
Ivemark Syndrome

Sea Green Ribbon

Causes:

Lisping
Stammering
Stuttering

Black Ribbon

Causes:

Accidents
Anti-Terrorism
B.R.A.V.E. (Black Ribbon Against Violence)
Funerals
Gang Prevention
Hypersomnia
Insomnia
Melanoma
Memorials
Mourning
Narcolepsy
National Tragedies
Skin Cancer

Purple Ribbon

Causes:

Aicardi Syndrome
Alzheimer’s Disease
Animal Protection and Welfare
Arachnoiditis
Arnold Chiari Malformation
Binge Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Caregiver Appreciation
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain in Women
Chronic Pancreatitis
Chronic Vestibular Migraine
Colitis
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
Craniosynostosis
Crohn’s Disease
CSF Leak (Spinal)
Cystic Fibrosis
Dementia
Diabetic Neuropathy
Domestic Violence
Dravet Syndrome
Drowning Impact
Drug Overdose
Eating Disorders
Elder Abuse
Epilepsy
Fat Shaming and Skinny Shaming
Fibromyalgia
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Hemicrania Continua
Hereditary Neuropathies
Homelessness
Hurler Syndrome
Hurler-Scheie Syndrome
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Infantile Spasms
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
International Women’s Day
Lewy Body Dementia
Lupus
Lupus in Children and Teens
Macular Degeneration
Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome
Moebius Syndrome
Morquio Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
Multiple System Atrophy
Multiple System Atrophy
Neuropathy – Hereditary
Opioid Addiction
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis (Chronic)
Pediatric SLE
Peripheral Neuropathy
Pudendal Neuralgia
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Relay for Life
Religious Tolerance
Rett Syndrome
Sarcoidosis
Scheie Syndrome
Seizure Disorders
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sly Syndrome
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Children and Teens
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis
Vitiligo

Orchid Ribbon

Causes:

Testicular Cancer

Violet Ribbon

Causes:

Hodgkin’s Disease
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Lavender Ribbon

Causes:

Cancer which has no designated color
General Cancer

Dual Color Ribbons

Red & Yellow Ribbon

Causes:

Coronavirus
COVID-19

Black & Gold Ribbon

Causes:

Platelet Donation

Black & Navy Ribbon

Causes:

Ocular Melanoma
Police Officers Lost in the Line of Duty

Black & White Ribbon

Causes:

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Vaccine Injury

Blue & Black Ribbon

Causes:

Loss of, on in memory of, a brother, father, son, or male loved one

Blue & Gray Ribbon

Causes:

Diabetes (Type 1)

Blue & Orange Ribbon

Causes:

Dry Drowning (In Memory of Baby Frankie)
#FrankieDryDrowningAwareness

Blue & Silver Ribbon

Causes:

Brachial Plexus Injuries
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Juvenile Diabetes (Type 1)

Blue & While Ribbon

Causes:

Teen Cancer
Femoral Acetabular Impingement

Blue & White Pinstripes Ribbon

Causes:

ALS
Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Motor Neuron Diseases

Green & Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Adrenoleukodystrophy
Cytomegalovirus
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis Type 1

Green & Orange Ribbon

Cause:

Dual Diagnosis

Lavender & Orange Ribbon

Causes:

Eczema
Psoriasis
Psoriatic Arthritis

Peach & Gray Ribbon
Causes:

Clergy Sexual Abuse

Pink & Black Ribbon

Causes:

Loss of, in memory of, a sister, mother, daughter or female loved one

Pink & Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Baby Safe Haven
Birth Defects
Child Loss
Genital Integrity
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Infant Diseases
Infertility
Male Breast Cancer
Miscarriage
Mourning the Loss of a Baby or Infant
Premature Birth
Prematurity
Pro-Life
Prostate and Breast Cancer (Combined)
Stillbirth
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Pink & Red Ribbon

Causes:

Women living with HIV and who are 5 times more likely to develop cervical cancer

Pink & Teal Ribbon

Causes:

BRCA1 (Breast Cancer)
BRCA2 (Breast Cancer)
Hereditary Breast Cancer
Ovarian and Breast Cancer (Combined)

Purple & Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Adult-Onset Still’s Disease
Alternating Hemiplegia
Childhood Stroke
Cult Awareness
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)
Pediatric Stroke
Preeclampsia
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Disease
Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Purple & Red Ribbon

Cause:

Migraine
Raynaud’s Disease/Phenomenon

Purple & Teal Ribbon

Causes:

Domestic Violence
Sexual Assault
Suicide
Surviving Family Members of Suicide

Red & Black Ribbon

Causes:

Black Lives Matter
In Memory of Murder Victims
Murder Victims
Sepsis
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS)

Red & Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Congenital Heart Diseases
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome
Noonan Syndrome
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Tricuspid Atresia

Red & Gray Ribbon

Causes:

Polymicrogyria

Red & Orange Ribbon

Causes:

Myelofibrosis
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)

Red & Pearl Ribbon

Causes:

Latex Allergy

Red, While & Blue Ribbon

Causes:

Military and Troop Support
Patriotism
Remembering September 11, 2001

Red & White Pinstripes Ribbon

Causes:

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Aplastic Anemia
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Head and Neck Cancer
Oral Cancer
Pulmonary Dysplasia
Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Silver & Gold Ribbon

Causes:

Deafness
Hearing Disorders
Hearing Impairment
Hearing Loss
Hyperacusis
Meniere’s Disease
Tinnitus
VACTERL

Teal & White Ribbon

Causes:

Cervical Cancer

Yellow & Blue Ribbon

Causes

Bohring-Optiz Syndrome
Cushing Syndrome
Dercum’s Disease (Adiposis Dolorosa)
Down Syndrome

Yellow & Purple Ribbon

Causes:

Autoimmune Hepatitis
Bladder Cancer
Sotos Syndrome

Jade Ribbon

Causes:

Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer

Brown Ribbon

Causes:

Great American Smokeout
Smoking Cessation

Cloud Ribbon

Causes:

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Cream Ribbon

Causes:

Degenerative Disc Disease
Developmental Dysplasia/Dislocation of the Hip
Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Gold Ribbon

Causes:

Childhood Cancer
Neuroblastoma
Retinoblastoma

Graphite Ribbon (Dark Gray)

Causes:

Lead-Free Kids
Lead Poisoning

Gray Ribbon

Causes:

Allergies
Aphasia
Asthma
Brain Cancer
Brian Tumors
Diabetes
Glioblastoma
Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Personality Disorders

Orange Ribbon

Causes:

ADD
ADHD
Amniotic Band Syndrome
Asylum Seekers – Cultural Diversity
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
COPD
Cultural Diversity
Diversity
Equality and Liberty
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Gun Violence Prevention
Human Rights
Humane Treatment of Animals
Humane Treatment of Refugees
Hunger
Kidney Cancer
Leukemia
Limb Difference
Malnutrition
Motorcycle Safety
Multiple Sclerosis
Necrotizing Fasciitis
No Kid or Pets Unattended in Cars
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Racial Tolerance
Reflect Sympathetic Dystrophy
RSD/CRPS
Safe Rides
Self-Harm
Self-Injury
Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma)
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Tay-Sachs Disease
World Hunger/Poverty

Pearl Ribbon

Causes:

Bronchial Cancer
Bronchiectasis
Chronic Lung Disease
Emphysema
Lung Cancer
Lung Disease
Mesothelioma
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Polka Dot Ribbon

Causes:

Blindness

Puzzle Piece Ribbon

Causes:

Asperger’s Syndrome
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders

Silver Ribbon

Causes:

Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Bell’s Palsy
Borderline Personality Disorder
Brain Disabilities
Brain Disorders
Disabled Children
Dyslexia
Encephalitis
Facial Paralysis
Limb Loss
Locked-In Syndrome
Neurological Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia

White Ribbon

Causes:

Adoption
Bone Cancer
Bone Diseases
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
International End of Violence Against Women
Make Poverty History
Osteoporosis
Poverty
Teen Abstinence
Victims of Terrorism
White Matter Brain Disorder
White Ribbon Campaign for Men Against Violence

Zebra Ribbon

Causes:

Carcinoid Cancer
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Rare Diseases and Disorders