Awareness Ribbons Colors and Their Cause

The following is a list of awareness ribbon colors and the causes they represent. This is not a complete list, but we are working on it and hope to have a complete list in place by the end of Feb.

Yellow Ribbon - Most commonly associated with Supporting our troops, this ribbon is also a symbol for MIA/POW, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, spina bifida, missing children, endometriosis, and a general symbol for hope

Red Ribbon - Most commonly associated with the fight against Aids and HIV. Lately it also has been widely associated with Heart Disease. It's also a symbol for substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa

Orange Ribbon - Most commonly associated with leukemia, hunger, lupus, and cultural diversity

Green Ribbon - Most commonly associated with tissue/organ donation. It is also associated with environmental concerns, kidney cancer, childhood depression, missing children, and worker and driving safety

Dark Blue Ribbon - Most commonly associated with child abuse prevention, arthritis, victim's rights, free speech, water quality, domestic violence, and water safety

Purple Ribbon - Most commonly associated with pancreatic cancer, domestic violence, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters, Crohn's disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, lupus, & fibromyalgia

White Ribbon - Most commonly associated with innocence, mesothelioma, victims of terrorism, peace, right to life, diabetes, alzheimers, and retinal blastoma

Black Ribbon - Most commonly associated with mourning, melanoma, and anti-gangs

Brown Ribbon - Most commonly associated with anti-tobacco awareness

Gray Ribbon - Most commonly associated with diabetes and brain cancer

Pale Yellow Ribbon - Most commonly associated with spina bifida

Light Blue Ribbon - Most commonly associated with childhood cancer, prostate cancer, Trisomy 18, and scleoderma

Periwinkle Ribbon - Most commonly associated with eating disorders and pulmonary hypertension

Lavender Ribbon - Most commonly associated with general cancer awareness. It can also be a symbol for epilepsy, and rett syndrome

Teal Ribbon - Most commonly associated with ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers as well as substance abuse, sexual assault, and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Pearl Ribbon - Most commonly associated with lung cancer and multiple sclerosis

Silver Ribbon - Most commonly associated with children with disabilities and Parkinson's disease

Gold Ribbon - Most commonly associated with childhood cancer

Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon - Most commonly associated with autism awareness

Pink Ribbon - Most commonly associated with breast cancer awareness, this ribbon is also a symbol for birth parents and childhood cancer awareness

Grey with black speckling - Most commonly associated with toxic molds.