Awareness Ribbon Colors – What do they mean?

Awareness ribbons are symbols meant to show support or raise consciousness for a cause. Different colours and patterns are associated with different illnesses. Here is a list of awareness ribbon colors and what they represent.

Because many awareness ribbon colors may have multiple associated meanings, The Unchargeables is listing only awareness ribbons regarding physical health and disability. We can not list them all. There are ribbons for every specific form of cancer and for mental health that we did not include, but also rare diseases that do not have their own awareness ribbon.

Note: Click the ribbon image to get it as a sticker. View the entire Awareness ribbon collection here.  The ribbons are also available as charms

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Purple Awareness Ribbon

Acute intermittent Porphyria (AIP)

Chiari malformation

Chronic cluster headaches

Chronic pain

Chronic relapsing inflammatory optic neuropathy (CRION)

Crohns Disease

Cystic fibrosis (CF)

Epilepsy

Eosinophilic Diseases

Fibromyalgia

Fowler’s Syndrome

Hashimotos

Hidradentitis

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Lupus

Mast cell activation disorder (MCAD)

Migraines

Tardive dyskinesia

Raynauds

Sarcoidosis

Sjögren’s Syndrome

Myofacial pain sydrome

Neuropathy

Pancreatitis

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Vitiligo

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Blue Awareness Ribbon

Arthritis

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

Bursitis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS)

Guillian-barre Syndrome

Juvenile Arthritis

Myositis

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)

Osteoarthritis

Pompe Disease

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)

Syringomyelia

Transverse Myelitis (TM)

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Light Blue Awareness Ribbon

Addisons Disease

Behcet’s disease

Chronic illness

Graves disease

Lipidema

Lymphedema

Thyroid disease

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Navy Awareness Ribbon

Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)

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Pale Blue Awareness Ribbon

Achalasia

Addison’s Disease

Graves Disease

Lipedema

Lymphedema

Thyroid disease

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Burgundy Awareness Ribbon

Thalassemia

Chronic Migraines (also purple ribbon with red stripe)

Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH)

Meningococcal Meningitis

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

Post Polio Syndrome

Amyloidosis

Multiple Myeloma

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Cream Awareness Ribbon

Degenerative disk disease (DDD)

Spinal Cord Injuries

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Grey Awareness Ribbon

Asthma

Diabetes (mostly represented by a blue circle)

Encephalitis

Parkinsons

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Green Awareness Ribbon

Adrenal Insufficiency

Autoimmune Disease

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Depression

Devic’s Disease

Gastroparesis

Mitochondrial disease (MD)

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

Spinal Fusion

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Lime Green Awareness Ribbon

Lyme disease

Muscular dystrophy (MD)

Lymphoma

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Light Green Awareness Ribbon

Celiac Disease

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

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Turquoise Awareness Ribbon

Dysautonomia

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Teal Awareness Ribbon

Anxiety

Interstitial cystitis (IC)

Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome/Disorder (PTSD)

Scleroderma

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)

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Orange Awareness Ribbon

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Compex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Psoriasis 

Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

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Pearl Awareness Ribbon

Emphysema

Lung disease

Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

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White Awareness Ribbon

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

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Periwinkle Awareness Ribbon

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Pulmonary hypertension (PH)

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Red Awareness Ribbon

Amyothrophic Lateral Schlerosis (ALS)

Cogan’s Syndrome

Evan’s Syndrome (ES)

Heart disease

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)

Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA)

Neutropenia

Polycythemia

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Vasculitis

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Silver Awareness Ribbon

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)

Encephalitis

Parkinsons

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Yellow Awareness Ribbon

Spina Bifida (SB)

Endometriosis

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Black Awareness Ribbon

Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD)

Narcolepsy

Sleep disorders

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Green and Blue Awareness Ribbon

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)

Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH)

Neurofibromatosis (NF)

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Purple and Light Blue Awareness Ribbon

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

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Purple and Teal Awareness Ribbon

Nonepileptic Seizures (NES)

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Purple and Teal Awareness Ribbon

Schizencephaly

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Purple and Yellow Awareness Ribbon

Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)

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Red and Blue Awareness Ribbon

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF)

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Zebra Awareness Ribbon

Adhesion related disorder (ARD)

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome(s) (EDS)

Hypermobility Syndrome

Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PIDD)

Specific Antibody Deficiency (SAD)

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)

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White and Navy Stripes Awareness Ribbon

Amyothrophic Lateral Schlerosis (ALS)

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Navy Blue and Purple Awareness Ribbon

Colitis

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Silver and Gold Awareness Ribbon

Meniere’s Disease

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Multi Coloured Flame Awareness Ribbon

Compex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

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Two-tone Blue with  Water Droplet Awareness Ribbon

Hydrocephalus

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Salmon Awareness Ribbon

Adult Onset Still’s Disease (AOSD)

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Purple, Teal and Green Awareness Ribbon

Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK)

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Blue and Purple Stripes Awareness Ribbon

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

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Red, White and Black Awareness Ribbon

Pernicious Anaemia (PA)

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Orange and Orchid Awareness Ribbon

Psoriasis

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Dark Blue, Orange and Orchid Awareness Ribbon

Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)

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Blue and Purple Awareness Ribbon

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

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Purple with Snowflakes Awareness Ribbon

Sarcoidosis

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Purple and Turquoise Awareness Ribbon

Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD)

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Ivory Awareness Ribbon

Spinal Muscular Dystrophy (SMD)

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Denim Awareness Ribbon

Rare Diseases

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Blue and Yellow Awareness Ribbon

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)

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Green and Yellow Awareness Ribbon

Gastroparesis