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 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.

Design with ...

• Awareness ribbon beads and components

Black represents:

Amish Support B.R.A.V.E. (Black Ribbon Against Violence) Anti-Terrorism Gang Prevention Gun Control Melanoma Mourning

Narcolepsy POW/MIA (alternative color: Yellow) Skin Cancer Sleep Apnea Sleep Disorders Students for Gun Control Funerals

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 Female Child Mourning the Loss of a Sister

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and Pink.

Black and White represents:

Diversity Anti-Racism Gifted Education Carcinoid Cancer

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Black and White.

Black and Red represents:

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:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 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 Familial Polyposis Free Speech Guillian Barre Syndrome 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 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Victim's Rights

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue.

Light Blue represents:

Addiction Recovery Addison's Disease Behcet's Disease Child Abuse Prevention 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) Chronic Illness Colon Cancer

Colorectal Cancer DiGeorge Sequence Dysautonomia Education Graves' Disease Hyperaldosteronism Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Lymphedema Men's Health ME/CFIDS 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

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Light Blue.

Blue and Green represents:

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 represents:

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 represents:

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Awareness

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Blue, Yellow and Pink.

Burgundy represents:

Adhesions Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome AV Malformation Brain Aneurysm Cesareans 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 PHACE Syndrome Post-Polio Syndrome Sickle Cell Anemia Sturge-Weber Syndrome Thrombophilia Williams Syndrome

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Burgundy.

Burgundy and Ivory represents:

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 Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva 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

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 Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS) / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Self-Injury Awareness Animal Protection

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Orange.

Marigold, Blue and Purple represents:

Bladder Cancer

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Marigold, Blue and Purple.

Orchid (Purple) and Orange represents:

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 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 Blue 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 represents:

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/Teal represents:

Medullary Sponge Kidney

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Purple, Green and Teal.

Puzzle represents:

Asperger Syndrome Autism

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Rainbow represents:

LGBTQ Pride LGBTQ Rights Marriage Equality

Design with Crystal Passions® 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 DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) 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 MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) Marfan Syndrome

Project Red Flag Stroke Substance Abuse Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Tuberculosis Vasculitis Disease Von Willebrand's Disease Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Red.

Red and Yellow represents:

Hepatitis C HIV/HCV Co-Infection

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Red and Yellow.

Red, White and Blue represents:

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 represents:

Thyroid Cancer

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Teal, Pink and Blue.

White represents:

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 Multiple Hereditary Exostoses (MHE) Molestation Survivor Online Sexual Predator Awareness Opposition to War

Osteoporosis Peace Postpartum Depression Retinoblastoma Right to Life Safe Motherhood Salvation Army Scoliosis Student Sexual Assault Teen Pregnancy Victims of Terrorism

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 represents:

Pet Cancer Awareness

Design with Crystal Passions® colors in Yellow.

Additional Resources ...

• Awareness Ribbon Guide Downloadable PDF

Customer Comments

We would like to share some of the customer comments we received in response to the Awareness Ribbons: Color and Cause Guide as featured in an email newsletter. Please keep in mind that the comments expressed below are those of our customers and do not reflect the views of Fire Mountain Gems and Beads. Due to overwhelming feedback from our customers, we are currently adding information and updating the Awareness Ribbons: Color and Cause Guide. There are so many important causes that need to be recognized and we appreciate your feedback and additions. Please continue to let us know if you find any omissions or errors.

''The 'Awareness Ribbon - Color and Cause Guide' is simply the best! Now I have a one-stop reference guide to create awareness bracelets for myself and others. Thank you for this wonderful resource."
- Judith

"Great resource. I make and sell a lot of awareness jewelry and will use this."
- Marsha

"Hi! On the Awareness ribbons color and cause guide, a yellow ribbon also stands for deployed military. I am the wife of a United States Air Force member and we use the yellow ribbons when our spouses are deployed to war.

Thank you."
- Naomi

"Thank you so much for the Awareness Ribbons Color and Cause Guide. My son is recently diagnosed with Crohn's, and this chart will help with my search for the appropriate colors for beaded bracelets."
- Nancy

"Hi,

The awareness chart was great, thank you for having it. It would have been better in PDF form though so I could save it rather than print it out.

Thank you"
- Suzy

"Your info on the color of the ribbons is really great. Good for fund raising. Please add colors if you learn of any new ones.

Thanks,"
- Norma

"I opened today's e-mail excited about your new awareness ribbon beads and the link to meanings, excited to order some for the group that suffers from Vasculitis Disease. Sadly you have not listed Vasculitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis is what my sister suffers) under the red ribbon section. I hope that you will consider adding it as hundreds of thousands of people suffer this debilitating disease world-wide.

www.vasculitisfoundation.org

Thank you"
- Minda

"THANK YOU for pulling all the awareness ribbon color information together in one place!! I've often wanted to design a piece for a friend or family member dealing with a specific situation but wasn't sure what color was representative of the condition. I appreciate the way you always make jewelry making easier!!"
- Jyl

"Hey this was fabulous ... very inspiring indeed ..."
- Rashmiduttani

"You asked for feedback on the ribbon color guide. It's FANTASTIC!!!! It's because of handy guides like this and similar that I keep a folder of "Fire Mountain Reference." I'm the opposite of a packrat--I throw almost everything away. But not your stuff. I can't tell you how helpful this guide is, because I DO make cause bracelets, usually at the request of a customer. I never know what color to use (besides pink, of course) and usually the customer doesn't either. I just can't thank you enough for the time and effort it took to put this guide together--and for offering it free of charge. There are plenty of places that might OFFER it, but would do so for a price. You guys are the best!"
- Karen

"Those of us with Lyme disease have long been using the green ribbon to indicate Lyme. I wonder if you'll hear from others."
- Paula

"Thank you so much for the Color and Cause Guide. My granddaughter (who is the light of my life) was just diagnosed with AML and is already on her treatments. I wanted to make bracelets to raise some money but wasn't really sure what color besides orange. With your help now, I can start making my bracelets. Thank you so much."
- Regina

"Oh my goodness, there are a lot of ribbons and causes. We should all be wearing a chestful! Thank you for that comprehensive list; I've never seen one like it before. It's a great reference tool!"
- Lisa

"Thank you for the ribbon chart. I had no idea so many causes are represented by ribbons and that one color may stand for many causes. I love the puzzle one for autism--so fitting. I feel I need a multi-color ribbon to represent all my issues!

I love getting your newsletters and flyers, though I'm not always able to purchase. Thank you."
- Donna

"How wonderful that someone finally thought to put all those "colored ribbons" together and give us the insight about what each of them symbolizes ... just the greatest!!!

Mahalo!!! (Thank you from Hawaii!!!!!)"
- Jenny

"I want to express my appreciation for your "Ribbon Color Chart". I have seen several ribbon color charts, but this one was the most thorough and the most comprehensive, I have EVER seen. I do a lot of making and sending of angels to people in need of a little extra support. Those dealing with cancer, I have special angels holding a ribbon. Now, I know I can use the correct color! I can also add a beaded edge to it if I wish. So thank you so very much!"
- CharliAnn

"Love the Awareness Ribbon Color Guide! Printed it out for quick reference. Would you please, please put a FaceBook link for it so that I can share it? As a disabled adult with NFII, I know many ppl who would love to be able to know this information and are not yet familiar with you, but need to be. Thank you so much."
- Marilyn

"When will you have the actual "ribbon" design for mental illness" the upside down ribbon that looks like a tear drop?? it is beautiful and most significant to those over 300,000,000 million (represents only those being treated double that number to have close to the actual number that suffer without treatment). can you possibly look into this and make these available they are usually done in silver and blue."
- Lisa

"I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate the fact that you included Male Breast Cancer Awareness and the pink and blue ribbon! We have been working for 5-1/2 years to bring recognition to this rare disease and your company is one of the first to include MBC."
- Cathy

"What a fabulous idea to include the Awareness Ribbons guide! Kudos to you!! I'd like to add a cause to your list--orange ribbons also represent prevention of cruelty to animals. Thank you so very much!"
- Gary

"Thank you so much for the most comprehensive resource on awareness ribbons I have ever seen. You guys are the best and need to be congratulated on your outstanding customer service! Well Done!"
- Lorraine

"This is a great resource to make a loved one a bracelet, pendant, or pin. My sister is still morning the loss of her son 20 years ago. She has a multitude of health problems as well. I want to do something really nice for her. Thanks,"
- Nancy