Awareness Ribbon Colors and Meanings

By Disabled World - Jan 9, 2009 12:43:35 PM

A list of awareness ribbons and their associated causes regarding health and disability support. The use of ribbons is designed to draw awareness to health issues and other issues.

Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations of such, which are used in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK and other parts of the world as a way for wearers of the ribbon(s) to make a statement of support for a cause or issue.

This is a list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color or colors. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color.

The use of ribbons is designed to draw awareness to health issues and other issues. The most well-known is the red ribbon for support of those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the pink awareness ribbon which denotes breast cancer awareness. Other health and social concerns which have also adopted colored ribbons.

Because many awareness ribbon colors may have multiple associated meanings Disabled World is listing only the awareness ribbons regarding health and disabilities.

Awareness Ribbons

The Orange ribbon is the symbol for kidney cancer awareness. The orange ribbon is also a symbol of leukemia, ADHD and self injury awareness Kidney cancer information	The Periwinkle ribbon color signifies stomach cancer awareness, pulmonary hypertension, and eating disorders. Stomach cancer information	The Blue awareness ribbon is a symbol for prostate cancer as well as Hydranencephaly, and child abuse awareness. Prostate cancer information
A Gold ribbon signifies childhood cancer awareness and includes cancers such as the types of leukemia Childhood cancers	Violet ribbon is the sign for Hodgkin's Disease or Lymphoma a malignancy starting in the lymphatic tissues. Hodgkin's Disease	The Silver awareness ribbon denotes ovarian cancer (Australia) which can take four different forms. Ovarian cancer
The Purple ribbon is awareness for Pancreatic cancer, Sarcoidosis, cystic fibrosis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, and alzheimer's disease.	The Pink ribbon denotes breast cancer awareness. A cancer formed in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer	The Gray awareness ribbon is for brain cancer, asthma, and diabetes awareness. Brain cancer
The Pink and Blue colored awareness ribbon is associated with inflammatory breast cancer. Inflammatory Breast Cancer	The Jade Ribbon awareness is for hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asia and Pacific communities. Liver Cancer	The Teal Ribbon awareness stands for agoraphobia, anxiety disorders and ovarian cancer. Agoraphobia
The Red Ribbon awareness ribbon was created by the New York Visual AIDS Artists Caucus in 1991 HIV and Aids	The Green Awareness ribbon is the symbol for organ transplantation and Lyme Disease	The Puzzle Awareness ribbon is for awareness of Autism, a development disorder with impaired social communication
The White awareness ribbon stands for Multiple Hereditary Exostoses a rare condition when exostoses develop on bones.	The Blue Purple ribbon denotes childhood or pediatric stroke and rheumatoid arthritis awareness.	The Cloud Colored Ribbon denotes awareness for the childhood condition Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
The Pearl awareness ribbon is the color designated for lung cancer awareness.	The Yellow awareness ribbon denotes suicide awareness and Endometriosis Awareness

This list of awareness ribbons, and the meaning of the ribbon colors, is a work in progress and we will add to it as more awareness campaigns are created.

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