Awareness ribbons and their color/meanings

Awareness ribbons vary in color and each one can represent several cancers, diseases, syndromes, or causes that we should be aware of. By showing that we are aware of these conditions, we show our loved ones that we support them in their times of need. I have researched a few dozen web sites and this is the sum of that search.

AMBER:
Appendix Cancer
alert for missing children


BLACK:
Accident
Amish Support
Anti-Terrorism
Gang Prevention
Gun Control
Melanoma
(alternate color: Orange)
Mourning
Narcolepsy
POW / MIA
(alternate color: Yellow)
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Students for Gun Control
Trauma
Gang Prevention
Melanoma (Orange Also)
Mourning
Accidents
Anti - Terrorism
Gun Control
Narcolepsy
Prisoner of War
Missing in Action (Yellow Also)
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Trauma


BLACK AND BLUE:
Loss of a Brother
Mourning a Brother
Loss of a Male Child
Mourning a Son


BLACK AND GOLD:
Platelet Donor


BLACK AND PINK:
Loss of a Female Child
Mourning a Daughter
Loss of a Sister
Mourning a Sister


BLACK AND RED:
Murder Victim
Murdered Children


BLACK AND WHITE:
Anti-Racism
Carcinoid Cancer
Diversity
Transitions
Vaccine Awareness


BLUE:
Alopecia
Ankylosing Spondylitis
ARDS
(Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
Arthritis
Brachial Plexus Injuries
Child Abuse Prevention
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Colitis
(alternate color: Purple)
Colon Cancer
(alternate color: Brown)
Colorectal Cancer
(alternate color: Brown)
Crime Victim's Rights
Crohn's Disease
(alternate color: Purple)
Drowning Awareness
Dysautonomia
Dystonia
Education
Epstein-Barr Virus
Erb's Palsy
Familial Polyposis
(alternate color: Brown)
Free Speech
Guillain Barre Syndrome
Huntington's Disease
Hurricane
Hurricane Katrina
Hystiocytosis
Ichthyosis
Interstitial Cystitis
Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis
Leukodystrophies
ME / CFIDS
Myositis
Police Lost in Duty
Rectal Cancer
Restless Legs Syndrome
Reye's Syndrome
Save The Music
Short Bowel Syndrome
Steven Johnson Syndrome
Teens Against Smoking
Transverse Myelitis
Victim's Rights
Water Accidents
Water Quality
Water Safety
Arthritis Awareness
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Alopecia
Arthritis
Child Abuse
Colitis
Colon Cancer (Also Brown)
Dystonia
Education
Free Speech
Interstital Cystitis
Reye's Syndrome
Short Bowel Syndrome
Teens Against Smoking
Water Quality
Accidents
Amish Support
Melanoma


LIGHT BLUE:
Addison's Disease
Behcets Disease
Chronic Illness
Cushing Syndrome
DiGeorge Sequence
Graves Disease
Hyperaldosteronism
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
Bechets Disease
Graves Disease
Lymphedema
Men's Health
Pro Choice
Prostate Cancer
Spay / Neuter Pets
Thyroid Disease


BLUE AND SILVER:
Coping with Cancer


BLUE AND WHITE:
Teen Cancer


BLUE AND YELLOW:
Designated Driver
Down Syndrome (also blue and green)


BROWN:
Anti-Tobacco
Colon Cancer
(alternate color: Blue)
Colorectal Cancer
(alternate color: Blue)
Familial Polyposis
(alternate color: Blue)
Tobacco Awareness
Anti-Tobacco
Colon Cancer


BURGUNDY:
Adhesions
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
Multiple Myeloma
PHACES
Post-Polio Syndrome
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Thrombophilia
William's Syndrome
Cesarean Section
Brain Aneurysm
Headaches
Hemangioma
Hospice Care
Mutiple Myeloma
William's Syndrome
Meningitis


COPPER:
Menkes Disease


CRANBERRY:
Fibromyalgia
(alternate color: Purple)
TMJ


CREAM:
Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Disorders
Spinal Muscular Atrophy


GOLD:
Childhood Cancer
COPD
Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
Neuroblastoma
Childhood Cancer


GOLD AND SILVER:
Hearing Disorders
Hearing Impairments
Meniere's Disease
Tinnitus


GRAY:
Allergies
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Aphasia
Asthma
Brain Cancer
Brain Tumor
Diabetes
Mental Illness
(alternate color: Green)
Allergies
Aphasia
Diabetes
Mental Illness
Asthma
Brain Cancer
Brain Tumors


GREEN:
Bipolar Disorder
Bone Marrow Donation
Cerebral Palsy
Childhood Depression
Depression
Environment
Eye Injury Prevention
Fanconi's Syndrome
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Freedom
Glaucoma
Growth and Rebuilding
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Disease
Kidney Donation
Leukemia
(alternate color: Orange)
Literacy Awareness
Living Organ Donation
Manic Depression
Mental Health
Mental Illness
(alternate color: Gray)
Mental Retardation
Missing Children
(alternate color: Yellow)
Mitochondrial Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neural Tube Defects
Neurofibromatosis
Organ Donation
Organ Transplant
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Safe Driving
Save Darfur
Spinal Cord Injury Research
Stem Cell Donor
Stem Cell Research
Tissue Donation
Tourette's Syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury
Von Hippel Lindau
Worker Safety
Lymphoma
Bone Marrow
Childhood Depression
Depression Awareness
Enviorment
Eye Injury
Folic Acid
Celiac Diesease
Glaucoma
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Disease
Kidney Transplant
Leukemia
Lyme Disease
Mental Retardation
Mitochondrial Disease
Oragan Donor
Tissue Donor
Worker Safety


LIGHT GREEN:
Celiac Disease
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Human Papilloma Virus
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
STD


LIME GREEN:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Lyme Disease
Lymphoma
(alternate color: Red)
Muscular Dystrophy
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Sandhoff Disease


MINT GREEN:
Autosomal Recessive PKD
Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
Genetic Disorders
Ivemark Syndrome


OLIVE GREEN:
CNS
(Children's Neurobiological Solutions)
www.cnsfoundation.org


LAVENDER:
Cancer (unspecified)
Caregiver Appreciation
Epilepsy
(alternate color: Purple)
Foster Care
Gynecological Cancer
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Infantile Spasms
Rett Syndrome
General Cancer
Epilepsy
Foster Care
Gynecological Cancer
Rett Syndrome


ORANGE:
Agent Orange
Cultural Diversity
Feral Cats
Hunger
Leukemia
(alternate color: Green)
Lupus
(alternate color: Purple)
Melanoma
(alternate color: Black)
Motorcycle Safety
Racial Tolerance
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Self Injury
Cultural Diversity
Hunger
Juvenile Diabetes
Leukemia
Lupus
Melanoma
Racial Tolerance
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome
Self Injury


ORCHID:
Testicular Cancer


ORCHID AND ORANGE:
Eczema
Psoriasis


PEACH:
Endometrial Cancer
Uterine Cancer


PEARL:
Emphysema
Lung Cancer
Lung Disease
Mesothelioma
Multiple Sclerosis
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
Emphysema
Lung Disease


PEARL AND WHITE:
Lung Cancer (Non-Smoker)


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


PINK:
Birth Parents
Breast Cancer
Nursing Mothers
childhood cancer


HOT PINK:
Cleft Palate / Cleft Lip
Inflammatory Breast Cancer


PINK AND BLUE:
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Baby Safe Haven
Birth Defects
Breast Cancer (Male)
Hyperemesis Graviduram
Infant Loss
Infertility
Male Breast Cancer
Miscarriage
Pregnancy Loss
Premature Birth
SIDS
Stillbirth
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Male Breast Cancer
Pregnancy Loss
Infant Loss


PINK AND TEAL:
Hereditary Breast Cancer


PINSTRIPES:
Lou Gehrig's Disease
ALS
(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)


PURPLE:
Alzheimer's Disease
Animal Abuse
Anti-Violence
Arnold Chiari Malformation
ADD
ADHD
Colitis
(alternate color: Blue)
Crohn's Disease
(alternate color: Blue)
Cystic Fibrosis
Domestic Violence
Epilepsy
(alternate color: Lavender)
Fibromyalgia
(alternate color: Cranberry)
Fibromyalgia (Men)
Harmony
Homelessness
Leimyosarcoma
Lupus
(alternate color: Orange)
Macular Degeneration
Mucolipidoses
Mucopolysaccharidosis
No Unattended Kids in Cars
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis (Chronic)
Religious Tolerance
Sarcoidosis
Sjogren's Syndrome
Thyroid Cancer
Victims of 9/11 - WTC
Alzheimer's Disease
Animal Abuse
Colitis
Cystic Fibrosis
Domestic Violence
Fibromyalgia
Leimyosarcoma
Lupus
Macular Degeneration
Pancreatic Cancer
Sarcoidosis


PURPLE AND BLUE:
Pediatric Stroke
Rheumatoid Arthritis


PURPLE AND YELLOW:
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Chemical Injury
Lupus with Endometriosis


PUZZLE:
Asperger Syndrome
Autism


RAINBOW:
Gay Pride
Same Sex Marriages


RED:
Cardiovascular Disease
Congenital Heart Defects
(alternate color: Red and Blue)
Congenital Heart Disease
(alternate color: Red and Blue)
Congestive Heart Failure
Courage and Inspiration
DARE / Red Ribbon Week
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Driving Under the Influence
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Evans Syndrome
AIDS
Factor XI Deficiency
Heart Disease
Hemophilia
High Blood Pressure
HIV
Huffing
Hypertension
Inhalant Abuse
Long Q-T Syndrome
Love
Lymphoma
(alternate color: Lime)
MADD
(Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Marfan Syndrome
Project Red Flag
Sniffing Abuse
Stroke
Substance Abuse
(alternate color: Teal)
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Tuberculosis
Von Willebrand's Disease
Wolf-Parkinson-White
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
A.I.D.S.
H.I.V.
D.A.R.E.
D.U.I. Awareness
Epidemolysis Bullosa
Heart Disease
Lymphoma
stroke
substance abuse
MADD
DARE
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy


RED AND BLUE:
Congenital Heart Defects
(alternate color: Red)
Congenital Heart Disease
(alternate color: Red)
Hypo Plastic Left Heart Syndrome
Noonan's Syndrome
Pulmonary Fibrosis
SADS


RED AND WHITE:
Aplastic Anemia
DVT
Head and Neck Cancer
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Oral Cancer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Head / Neck Cancer


RED AND YELLOW:
Hepatitis C
HIV / HCV Co-Infection
Hepatitis C


RED WHITE AND BLUE:
Fireworks Safety
Flag
National Support
WTC Heroes
WTC Victims
9/11
Fireworks Safety
National Support
WTC Hero
WTC Victims


SILVER:
Brain Disabilities
Brain Disorders
Campaign for the Brain
Disabled Children
Dyslexia
Elderly Abuse
Encephalitis
Niemann-Pick
Parkinson's Disease
Schizophrenia
Sciatic Pain
VACTERL
Young Onset Parkinsons
Children with Diabetes
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease


TEAL:
Agoraphobia
Anxiety Disorder
Batten Disease
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Ectodermal Dysphasia
Food Allergies
Fragile X
Myasthenia Gravis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Ovarian Cancer
Panic Disorder
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Rape
Sexual Assault
Substance Abuse
(alternate color: Red)
Ovarian Cancer
Sexual Assault
Substance Abuse
Tourette Syndrome


TEAL AND PURPLE:
Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault


TEAL AND WHITE:
Cervical Cancer


TURQUOISE:
Addiction Recovery


VIOLET:
Hodgkin's Disease


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
On-Line Sexual Predator
Opposition to the War
Osteoporosis
Peace
Postpartum Depression
Retinoblastoma
Right to Life
Safe Motherhood
Salvation Army
Scoliosis
Stalking
Student Sexual Assault
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Victims of Terrorism


YELLOW:
Adenosarcoma
Adoptive Parents
Amber Alert
Bladder Cancer
Boycott Aruba
Canadian Cancer Society
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Endometriosis
Equality
Ewings Sarcoma
Gulf War
Hydrocephalus
Liver Cancer
Liver Disease
Missing Children
(alternate color: Green)
Myxoid Liposarcoma
Obesity
POW / MIA
(alternate color: Black)
Remembrance
Sarcoma
Spina Bifida
Suicide
Troop / Military Support
Support our Troops
MIA/POW
Suicide prevention
Symbol of Hope
Endometriosis
suicide prevention
adoptive parents
amber alerts
bladder cancer
spina bifida
survivors left behind after a suicide