Awareness Ribbons Cause and Color Guide

Use the colors of awareness in your jewelry designs to support a cause or issue that's important to you. Many groups have adopted awareness ribbons as symbols of support, such as the popular pink cancer ribbon color for the fight against breast cancer. However, some colors, such as turquoise and orange, have less common meanings, and many other colors represent multiple causes.

Here's an easy downloadable guide to help you find the ribbons for causes as well as deciphering the meaning behind the colors of awareness ribbons with product suggestions for you to design your own awareness ribbon jewelry using Crystal Passions® crystals.

Ribbon Colors

Ribbon Colors Chart

Black represents:	Amish Support Anti-Terrorism Gang Prevention Gun Control Melanoma Mourning Narcolepsy Skin Cancer Sleep Apnea Sleep Disorders Students for Gun Control Funerals POW/MIA (alternative color: Yellow) B.R.A.V.E. (Black Ribbon Against Violence) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black.
Black and Blue represent:	Mourning the Loss of a Brother Mourning the Loss of a Male Child Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and Blue.
Black and Pink represent:	Mourning the Loss of a Sister Mourning the Loss of a Female Child Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and Pink.
Black and White represent:	Diversity Anti-Racism Gifted Education Carcinoid Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and White.
Black and Red represent:	Murder Victims Murdered Children Loss of a Firefighter on Duty Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and Red.
Zebra Stripe represents:	Carcinoid Cancer Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Neuroendocrine Tumor Rare Disease Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and White.
Blue represents:	Alopecia Angelman Syndrome Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis Brachial Plexus Injuries Brain Injury Child Abuse Prevention Colon Cancer Crime Victim's Rights Drowning Dystonia Education Epstein-Barr Virus Erb's Palsy Histiocytosis Huntington's Disease Hurricane Hurricane Katrina Ichthyosis Klinefelter's Syndrome Leukodystrophies Myositis Rectal Cancer Restless Legs Syndrome Reye's Syndrome Save the Music in Our Schools Short Bowel Syndrome Teens Against Smoking Victim's Rights Familial Polyposis Free Speech Guillian Barre Syndrome Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue.
Light Blue represents:	Addiction Recovery Addison's Disease Behcet's Disease Child Abuse Prevention Chronic Illness Colon Cancer Colorectal Cancer DiGeorge Sequence Dysautonomia Education Graves' Disease Hyperaldosteronism Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Lymphedema Men's Health Police Lost in Duty Pro Choice Prostate Cancer Scleroderma Shprintzen Syndrome Spay / Neuter Pets Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Thyroid Disease Transverse Myelitis Trisomy 18 Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome Water Quality Water Safety Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also known as: Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS) Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Light Blue.
Blue and Green represent:	Children's Neurobiological Solutions (CNS) Cri du Chat CMV (Cytomegalovirus) Intracranial Hypertension Anal Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue and Green.
Blue and Yellow represent:	Cushing Syndrome Designated Drivers Down Syndrome Fatty Oxidation Disorders Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue and Yellow.
Blue and Gold with Blue Dots represents:	Adiposis Dolorosa Dercum Disease Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue and Gold.
Blue, Yellow and Pink represent:	Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Awareness Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue, Yellow and Pink.
Burgundy represent:	Adhesions AV Malformation Brain Aneurysm Cesareans Cystic Hygroma Disabled Adults Factor V Leiden Headaches Hereditary Hemochromatosis Hospice Care Hughes Syndrome Lymphatic Malformation Meningitis Meningococcal Meningitis Multiple Myeloma PHACE Syndrome Post-Polio Syndrome Sickle Cell Anemia Sturge-Weber Syndrome Thrombophilia Williams Syndrome Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Burgundy.
Burgundy and Ivory represent:	Oral Cancer Head Cancer Neck Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Burgundy and Ivory.
Brown represents:	Anti-Tobacco Colon Cancer Colorectal Cancer Familial Polyposis Tobacco Awareness Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Brown.
Silver represents:	Children with Disabilities Mental Illnesses such as Severe Depression Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia Anxiety Disorders Parkinson's Disease Arachnoid Cyst Cortical Visual Impairment Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Silver.
Grey represents:	Allergies Alpha-1 Aphasia Asthma Brain Cancer Brain Tumors Diabetes Mental Illness Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Grey.
Green represents:	Adrenal Cancer Bile Duct Cancer Bipolar Disorder Bone Marrow Donation Celiac Disease Cerebral Palsy Childhood Depression Depression Environmental Concerns Eye Injury Prevention Fanconi's Syndrome Freedom Gallbladder Cancer Glaucoma Growth and Rebuilding Homeopathy Kidney Disease Kidney Donation Leukemia Literacy Liver Cancer Living Organ Donation Manic Depression Mental Health Mental Illness Missing Children Mitochondrial Disease Nephrotic Syndrome Neural Tube Defects Neurofibromatosis Open Records for Adoptees Organ Donation Organ Transplant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Safety Driving Save Darfur Spinal Cord Injury Research Stem Cell Donor Stem Cell Research Tissue Donation Traumatic Brain Injury Von Hippel-Lindau Worker Safety Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Green.
Lime Green represents:	Depression Lymphoma Lyme Disease Muscular Dystrophy Ivemark Syndrome Sandhoff Disease Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Lime Green.
Gold represents:	Breast Feeding Childhood Cancer (alternative colors are pink and light blue) COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Pediatric Cancer Appendix Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Gold.
Orange represents:	Agent Orange effects Cultural Diversity Cat Spaying and Neutering Hunger Leukemia Lupus Kidney Cancer Motorcycle Safety Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Racial Tolerance Self-Injury Awareness Animal Protection Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Orange.
Marigold, Blue and Purple represent:	Bladder Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Marigold, Blue and Purple.
Orchid (Purple) and Orange represent:	Psoriasis Eczema Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Orchid and Orange.
Peach represents:	Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma Uterine Cancer Vaginal Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Peach.
Pink represents:	Birth Parents Women's Health Eosinophilic Diseases Breast Cancer Awareness Cleft Palate Gendercide Nursing Mothers Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Pink.
Pink and Blue represent:	Infertility Pregnancy Loss Loss of an Infant Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Male Breast Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Pink and Blue.
Pinstripe represents:	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and White.
Purple represents:	ADD ADHD Alzheimer's Disease Animal Abuse Antitrypsin Deficiency Chiari Malformation Colitis Craniosynostosis Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Crohn's Disease Cystic Fibrosis Domestic Violence Fibromyalgia Leiomyosarcoma Lupus Migraine Multiple System Atrophy Pancreatic Cancer Religious Tolerance Sarcoidosis Thyroid Cancer (purple / pink / teal) Victims of 9/11 (Including Police and Firefighters) Wildland Firefighters Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Purple.
Light Purple/Violet represents:	General Cancer Awareness Epilepsy Foster Care or Foster Parents Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Lymphoma (alternative color: lime green) Rett Syndrome Testicular Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Light Purple.
Periwinkle represent:	Eating Disorders Pulmonary Hypertension Esophageal Cancer Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Spastic Colon Stomach Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Periwinkle.
Blue and Purple represents:	Rheumatoid arthritis Pediatric stroke Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue and Purple.
Purple, Green and Teal represent:	Medullary Sponge Kidney Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Purple, Green and Teal.
Puzzle represents:	Asperger Syndrome Autism Shop All Crystal Passions® Beads and Components.
Rainbow represents:	LGBTQ Pride LGBTQ Rights Marriage Equality Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Rainbow Colors.
Red represents:	AIDS and HIV Alcohol Awareness Apert's Syndrome Blood Disorders Cardiovascular Disease Congenital Heart Disease Congestive Heart Failure Courage and Inspiration Diamond-Blackfan Anemia DUI (Driving under the Influence) Epidermolysis Bullosa Evans Syndrome Factor XI Deficiency Heart Disease Hemophilia High Blood Pressure Hypertension Long QT Syndrome T Syndrome Love Marfan Syndrome Project Red Flag Stroke Substance Abuse Tuberculosis Vasculitis Disease Von Willebrand's Disease Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Red.
Red and Yellow represent:	Hepatitis C HIV/HCV Co-Infection Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Red and Yellow.
Red, White and Blue represent:	Patriotism 9/11 Heroes Support of our Troops Fireworks Safety Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Red, White and Blue.
Teal represents:	Agoraphobia Anti-Bullying Awareness Anxiety Disorder Batten Disease Cancer Types including: Cervical Ovarian Uterine Dissociative Identity Disorder Ectodermal Dysplasia Food Allergies Fragile X Interstitial Cystitis 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 Tourette's Syndrome Trigeminal Neuralgia (also called: tic douloureux) Tsunami Victims Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Teal.
Teal, Pink and Purple represent:	Thyroid Cancer Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Teal, Pink and Blue.
White represent:	Adoptee Adoption Anti-Child Pornography Anti-Pornography Anti-Stalking 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 Molestation Survivor Opposition to War Osteoporosis Peace Postpartum Depression Retinoblastoma Right to Life Safe Motherhood Salvation Army Scoliosis Student Sexual Assault Teen Pregnancy Victims of Terrorism Online Sexual Predator Awareness Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE) Design with Crystal Passions® colors in White.
Pearl represents:	Lung Cancer Emphysema Mesothelioma Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Pearl.
White with Purple Dots represents:	Cold Urticaria Design with Crystal Passions® colors in White and Purple.
White with Red Dots represents:	Urticaria Design with Crystal Passions® colors in White and Red.
Yellow represents:	Adoptive Parents Alerts (Missing Children) Bladder Cancer Bone Cancer Craniofacial Acceptance/Support Deployed Military Endometriosis General Symbol for Hope Microcephaly Obesity Osteosarcoma POW/MIA (alternative color is black) Suicide Prevention Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Yellow.
Yellow and Rainbow represents:	Gilbert's Syndrome Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Yellow and Rainbow colors.
Yellow and Paws represent:	Pet Cancer Awareness Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Yellow.

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