Listed below are common
awareness colors that have been used in jewelry to signify certain
diseases and other societal concerns. Colors that are recognized as
being associated with particular issues can help raise public
awareness of those issues, which can lead to increased funding of
related research and charitable organizations. This list does not
attempt to be complete, and some colors may change in designation
over time.
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Cancer Awareness |
Black |
Melanoma |
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Blue |
Prostate Cancer |
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Burgundy |
Multiple Myeloma |
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Clear |
Lung Cancer |
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Dark Blue |
Colon Cancer |
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Gold |
Childhood Cancers |
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Grey |
Brain Cancer |
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Kelly Green |
Kidney cancer |
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Lavender |
General Cancer Awareness |
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Lime Green |
Lymphoma |
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Orange |
Leukemia |
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Peach |
Uterine Cancer |
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Pink |
Breast Cancer |
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Purple |
Pancreatic Cancer |
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Teal |
Ovarian Cancer |
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Teal and White |
Cervical Cancer |
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Other Diseases |
Blue |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Arthritis, Distonia, Interstitial Cystisis, Reye's Syndrome |
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Grey |
Aphasia, Allergies, Asthma,
Brain Tumor, Diabetes, Mental Illness, Multiple Sclerosis,
Emphysema, Parkinson's Disease, Lung Disease |
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Green |
Childhood Depression,
Kidney Transplant, Depression, Lyme Disease |
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Light Blue |
Scleroderma,
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Graves Disease |
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Light Blue or Purple |
Irritable Bowel |
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Orange |
Leukemia, Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy |
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Pink |
Hodgkin's Disease |
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Purple |
Alzheimers, Colitis,
Crohn's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Fibromyalgia, Macular
Degeneration, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lupus, Rhett Syndrome,
Sarcoidosis |
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Red |
Aids, HIV, Heart Disease |
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White |
Retinoblastoma |
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Yellow |
Liver Disease,
Endometriosis, Spinal Bifida |
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Burgundy |
Cesarean Section, Headache |
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Grey |
Disabled Children |
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Orange |
Self-Injury |
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Other Issues |
Black |
Gang Prevention, Mourning |
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Black and White |
Remembering the Dead |
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Blue |
Education, Victims Rights,
Water Quality |
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Burgundy |
Hospice Care |
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Green |
Environment, Genocide in
Darfur, Mental Retardation, Organ Donation, Tissue Donation,
Worker Safety |
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Light Blue |
Eating Disorders, Legality
of Abortion, Tsunami Tragedy |
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Light Blue or Teal |
Sexual Assault, Substance
Abuse |
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Orange |
Cultural Diversity, Hunge |
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Olive Green |
Support for U.S. Troops |
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Purple |
Domestic Violence, Foster
Care |
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Red |
D.U.I., Military Families |
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White |
Child Exploitation, Peace,
Anti-Abortion Legality |
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Yellow |
Missing Children, Suicide
Organizations |
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Grey |
YOPA (Young Onset
Parkinson's Association) |
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Red |
D.A.R.E. |
Here is another list:
Black represents:
* Amish Support
* Anti-Terrorism
* Gang Prevention
* Gun Control
* Melanoma
* Mourning
* Narcolepsy
* POW/MIA (alternative color: Yellow)
* Sleep Apnea
* Sleep Disorders
* Students for Gun Control
* Trauma
Black and Blue represent:
* Loss of a Brother
* Loss of a Male Child
* Anti-Terrorism
* Mourning a Brother
* Mourning a Son
Black and Pink represent:
* Loss of a Female Child
* Loss of a Sister
* Mourning a Daughter
* Mourning a Sister
Blue represents:
* Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
* Alopecia
* Ankylosing Spondylitis
* Arthritis
* Brachial Plexus Injuries
* Child Abuse Prevention
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Colitis
* Colon Cancer
* Cororectal Cancer
* Crime Victim's Rights
* Crohn's Disease
* Drowning
* Dysautonomia
* Dystonia
* Education
* Epstein-Barr Virus
* Erb's Palsy
* Familial Polyposis
* Free Speech
* Guillian Barre Syndrome
* Huntington's Disease
* Hurricane
* Hurricane Katrina
* Hystiocytosis
* Ichthyosis
* Interstitial Cystitis
* Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis
* Leukodystrophies
* ME/CFIDS
* Myositis
* Police Lost in Duty
* Rectal Cancer
* Restless Legs Syndrome
* Reye's Syndrome
* Save the Music in Our Schools
* Short Bowel Syndrome
* Steven Johnson Syndrome
* Teens Against Smoking
* Transverse Myelitis
* Victim's Rights
* Water Quality
* Water Safety
Light Blue represents:
* Acute Respiratory Sistress Syndrome (ARDS)
* Alopecia
* Ankylosing Spondylitis
* Arthritis
* Brachial Plexus Injuries
* Child Abuse Prevention
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Colitis
* Colon Cancer
* Cororectal Cancer
* Prostate Cancer
* Crime Victim's Rights
* Crohn's Disease
* Drowning
* Dysautonomia
* Dystonia
* Education
* Epstein-Barr Virus
* Erb's Palsy
* Familial Polyposis
* Free Speech
* Guillian Barre Syndrome
* Huntington's Disease
* Hurricane
* Hurricane Katrina
* Hystiocytosis
* Ichthyosis
* Interstitial Cystitis
* Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis
* Leukodystrophies
* ME/CFIDS
* Myositis
* Police Lost in Duty
* Rectal Cancer
* Restless Legs Syndrome
* Reye's Syndrome
* Save the Music in Our Schools
* Short Bowel Syndrome
* Steven Johnson Syndrome
* Teens Against Smoking
* Transverse Myelitis
* Victim's Rights
* Water Quality
* Water Safety
Brown represents:
* Anti-Tobacco
* Colon Cancer
* Colorectal Cancer
* Familial Polyposis
* Tobacco Awareness
Gold represents:
* Childhood Cancer (alternative colors are pink and light blue)
* COPD
* Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma
Grey represents:
* Allergies
* Alpha-1
* Antitrypsin Deficiency
* Aphasia
* Asthma
* Brain Cancer
* Brain Tumors
* Diabetes
* Mental Illness
Green represents:
* Bipolar Disorder
* Bone Marrow Donation
* Cerebral Palsy
* Childhood Depression
* Depression
* Environmental Concerns
* Eye Injury Prevention
* Fanconi's Syndrome
* Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
* Freedom
* Glaucoma
* Growth and Rebuilding
* Homeopathy
* Kidney Cancer
* Kidney Disease
* Kidney Donation
* Leukemia
* Literacy
* Living Organ Donation
* Manic Depression
* Mental Health
* Mental Illness
* Mental Retardation
* Missing Children
* Mitochondrial Disease
* Nephrotic Syndrome
* Neural Tube Defects
* Neurofibromatosis
* Open Records for Adoptees
* Organ Donation
* Organ Transplant
* Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
* Safety Driving
* Safe Darfur
* Spinal Cord Injuury Research
* Stem Cell Donor
* Stem Cell Research
* Tissue Donation
* Tourette's Syndrome
* Traumatic Brain Injury
* Von Hippel Lindau
* Worker Safety
Lime Green represents:
* Lymphoma
* Lyme Disease
* Muscular Dystrophy
* Ivemark Syndrome
* Sandhoff Disease
Orange represents:
* Agent Orange effects
* Cultural Diversity
* Cat Spaying and Neutering
* Hunger
* Leukemia
* Lupus
* Melanoma
* Motorcycle Safety
* Racial Tolerance
* Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS)
* Self-Injury Awareness
Pearl represents:
* Lung Cancer
* Emphysema
* Mesothelioma
* Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
* Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinema
Periwinkle represents:
* Eating Disorders
* Pulmonary Hypertension
* Esophageal of Stomach Cancer
* Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
* Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Spastic Colon
Pink represents:
* Birth Parents
* Breast Cancer
* Cleft Palate
* Nursing Mothers
Pink and Blue represent:
* Pregnancy
* Loss of an Infant
* Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
* Male Breast Cancer
Purple represents:
* ADD
* ADHD
* Alzheimer's
* Animal Abuse
* Colitis
* Crohn's Disease
* Cystic Fibrosis
* Domestic Violence
* Fibromyalgia
* Leimyosarcoma
* Lupus
* Pancreatic Cancer
* Religious Tolerance
* Testicular Cancer
* Thyroid Cancer
* Victims of 9/11 (Including Police and Firefighters)
Light Purple represents:
* General Cancer Awareness
* Epilepsy
* Foster Care or Foster Parents
* Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
* Rett Syndrome
Puzzle represents:
* Autism
Red represents:
* AIDS and HIV
* 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 Q Sydrome
* T Sydrome
* Love
* Lymphoma (alternative color: lime green)
* MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers)
* Marfan Syndrome
* Project Red Flag
* Stroke
* Substance Abuse
* Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
* Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
* Tuberculosis
* Von Willebrand's Disease
* Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW)
* Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Patriotism represents:
* Patriotism
* 9/11 Heroes
* Support of our Troops
* Fireworks Safety
Silver represents:
* Children with Disabilities
* Mental Illnesses such as
o Severe Depression
o Bipolar Disorder
o Schizophrenia
o Anxiety Disorders
* Parkinson's Disease
Teal represents:
* Cancers Types including:
o Cervical
o Ovarian
o Uterine
* Myasthenia Gravis
* Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
* Sexual Assault
* Tsunami Victims
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
* On-Line Sexual Predator Awareness
* Opposition to the War
* Osteoporosis
* Peace
* Postpartum Depression
* Retinobiastoma
* Right to Life
* Safe Motherhood
* Salvation Army
* Scoliosis
* Student Sexual Assault
* Teen Pregnancy
* Victims of Terrorism
Yellow represents:
* Adoptive Parents
* Amber Alerts (Missing Children)
* Bladder Cancer
* Endometriosis
* General Symbol for Hope
* POW/MIA (alternative color is black)
* Suicide Prevention
* Spina Bifida
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