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Awareness Ribbon Colors

Official Ribbon Colors for Cancer and Other Disease Awareness

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Cancer Awareness Quilts

Ribbon Quilt Sewn in a Rainbow of Colors to Represent Different Cancers

© Susan Morris
We see pink ribbons everywhere, and most of us know that pink ribbons are used to promote breast cancer awareness. Numerous other ribbon colors are used to enhance awareness for different cancers and other diseases.

Some ribbon colors are used for awareness of multiple diseases.

Black Ribbons: Melanoma

Burgundy: Multiple Myeloma

Dark Blue Ribbons: Colon Cancers

Gold: Childhood Cancers

Gray Ribbons: Diabetes and Brain Cancer

Green Ribbons: Kidney Cancer

Green/Blue Ribbons: Mental Health Awareness

Jade Ribbons: Liver Cancer and Hepatitis

Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbons: Autism

Lace Ribbons: Osteoporosis

Lime Green Ribbons: Lymphoma and Lyme Disease

Orange Ribbons: Leukemia and Multiple Sclerosis

Periwinkle Ribbons: Hypertension and Stomach Cancer

Pearl Ribbons: Lung Cancer

Pink Ribbons: Breast Cancer

Pink, Purple & Teal: Thyroid Cancer

Purple Ribbons: Testicular Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Eating Disorders and Epilepsy

Red Ribbons:AIDS/HIV and Heart Disease

Silver Ribbons: Parkinson's Disease

Sky Blue Ribbons: Prostate Cancer

Teal Ribbons: Ovarian Cancer

Yellow: Bladder Cancer

White Ribbons: Bone Cancer

Feel free to send me an email if you are aware of colors not on the list.

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