CAMPAIGNS & CAUSES
Symbolic Meanings for Colorful Cause
Campaign and Awareness Ribbons
Many awareness ribbons are available to support significant causes - find a campaign that is meaningful to you by browsing our list of Awareness Ribbon colors below.
RED
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Heart Defects and Disease, Driving Under The Influence (DUI), Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), Disaster Relief, Heart Disease, Hemophilia, Hepatitis C, HIV/Aids, Hypertension and High Blood Pressure, Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Pro-Life, Stroke, Tuberculosis (TB), Vasculitis, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW), Also see Red Ribbon Gifts.
ORANGE
Addiction Recovery, Animal Protection, and Guardianship, Cultural Diversity, Hunger Awareness, Leukemia, Lupus, Lymphoma, Motorcycle Safety, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Racial Tolerance, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Self Injury and Self Harm, World Harmony Day.
YELLOW
Amber Alert, Adoptive Parents, Bladder Cancer, Endometriosis, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Hydrocephalus, Liver Disease and Cancer, Missing Children, Military Development, Obesity, Support Our Troops, Spina Bifida, Prevention, Sarcoma. Also, see Yellow Ribbon.
GREEN
Bipolar Disorder, Bone Marrow Donation, Cerebral Palsy, Depression, Environmental Protection, Eye Injury Prevention, Fanconi's Syndrome, Glaucoma, Kidney Disease and Cancer, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mitochondrial Disease, Neurotransmitters, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant, Recycling, Stem Cell Donor and Research, Tourette's Syndrome, Worker Safety.
BLUE
Alopecia, Arthritis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Cancer Survivor, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, Colitis, Dystonia, Crohn's Disease, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Erb's Palsy, Huntington's Disease, Leukodystrophy, Hurricane Katrina Victims, Myositis, Polio, Reye's Syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), Water Safety, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (VHL).
PURPLE
Alzheimer's Disease, Sarcoidosis, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Anti-Violence, Chronic Pancreatitis, Domestic Violence, Cystic Fibrosis, Epilepsy, Homelessness, Fibromyalgia, Religious Tolerance, Pancreatic Cancer, Sjogren's Syndrome, Thyroid Cancer, Victims and Heroes of September 11th, Unattended Children in Cars Prevention. Also, see Purple Ribbon Gifts.
WHITE
Adoption, Anti-Pornography, Anti-War, Blindness, Bone Disease and Cancer, Elderly Affairs, Hernia, Osteoporosis, Postpartum depression, Retinoblastoma, Scoliosis, Stalking Prevention, Teen Pregnancy Prevention.
BLACK
Accidents, Cirrhosis, Gang Violence Prevention, Gun Control, Melanoma, Mourning, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, Trauma.
BROWN
Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Polyposis.
GRAY
Allergies, Aphasia, Asthma, Encephalitis, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes, Hypoglycemia. Also, see Gray Ribbon Gifts.
SILVER
Brain Disorders and Disabilities, Developmental Learning Disorders, Disabled Children, Dyslexia, Elderly Abuse, Encephalitis, Niemann-Pick Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Schizophrenia, Sciatica, VACTERL Association.
LIME GREEN
Celiac Disease, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Genetic Disorders, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Ivemark Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Sexually Transmitted Disease and Infections (STD/STI).
TEAL
Agoraphobia, Anxiety Disorders, Batten Disease, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Ectodermal Dysphasia, Food Allergies, Fragile X Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Ovarian Cancer, Panic Disorder, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Rape and Sexual Assault, Stress Disorder, Uterine Cancer.
TURQUOISE
Addiction Recovery, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Interstitial Cystitis, Native American Reparations.
BURGUNDY
Adhesions, Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS), Arteriovenous Malformation (AVI), Brain Aneurysm, Cesarean Section, Disabled Adults, Headaches, Hereditary Hemochromatosis, Hospice Care, Meningococcal Meningitis, Migraines, Multiple Myeloma, Post-Polio Syndrome, Sickle-Cell Anemia, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Williams Syndrome.
PERIWINKLE
Acid Reflux Disease, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, Eosinophilic Disorders, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach Cancer.
GOLD
Childhood Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma.
ORCHID or VIOLET
Hodgkins Disease, Testicular Cancer.
PINK or HOT PINK
Birth Parents, Breast Cancer, Cleft Palate, or Lip, Nursing Mothers, Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Also, see Pink Ribbon Gifts.
PEARL or CREAM
Emphysema, Lung Disease, and Cancer, Mesothelioma, Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Disorders, Spinal Muscular Dystrophy.
LAVENDER
Cancer, Caregiver, Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Infantile Spasms, Rett Syndrome
LIGHT BLUE
Addison's Disease, Behcet's Disease, Chronic Illness, DiGeorge Syndrome, Graves` Disease, Hyperaldosteronism, Lymphedema, Men's Health, Pro-Choice, Prostate Cancer, Scleroderma, Spay and Neuter Pet Procedures, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18.