One of the most frequent questions we get around here revolves around the "official" colors for various charities or awareness ribbons. While there is rarely an "official" color - we have compiled for you a listing of the most commonly used colors for each cause.
| Adoptee | White | White |
| AIDS Awareness | Red | PMS186 |
| Allergies | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Alzheimer's | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Angelman Syndrome | Blue | PMS300 |
| Amber Alert | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Animal Abuse | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Anti-Tobacco | Brown | PMS464 |
| Aphasia | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Arthritis | Blue | PMS288 |
| Asthma | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Birth Parent | Pink | PMS1767 |
| Bladder Cancer | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Blood Doner | Red | PMS186 |
| Bone Marrow | Green | PMS354 |
| Bone Cancer | White | White |
| Brain Cancer | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Brain Tumor | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Breast Cancer Awareness | Pink | PMS1767 |
| Breast Cancer Survivor | Pink | PMS1767 |
| Cancer | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Cesarian Section | Burgundy | PMS228 |
| Child Abuse | Dark Blue | PMS288 |
| Childhood Depression | Green | PMS354 |
| Childhood Cancer | Gold | PMS136 |
| Child Exploitation | White | White |
| Colorectal Cancer | Brown | PMS464 |
| Colon Cancer | Brown | PMS464 |
| Colitis | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Come Home | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Crohn's Disease | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Cultural Diversity | Orange | PMS158 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Purple | PMS2593 |
| D.A.R.E. | Red | PMS186 |
| Depression | Green | PMS354 |
| Diabetes | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Disabled Children | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Distonia | Blue | PMS288 |
| DUI | Red | PMS186 |
| Domestic Violence | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Eating Disorder | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Ecology | Green | PMS354 |
| Education | Blue | PMS288 |
| Emphysema | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Endometriosis | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Environmental | Green | PMS354 |
| Epidermolysis Bullosa | Red | PMS186 |
| Epilepsy | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Equality | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Esophageal Cancer | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Eye Injury | Green | PMS354 |
| Fibromyalgia | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Foster Care | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Free Speech | White | White |
| Gang Prevention | Black | Black |
| Genocide in Darfur (Sudan) | Green | PMS354 |
| Gerd | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Graves Disease | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Gynecological Cancer | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Hodkin's Disease | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Headache | Burgundy | PMS228 |
| Health | Green | PMS354 |
| HIV | Red | PMS186 |
| Heart Disease | Red | PMS186 |
| Hospice Care | Burgundy | PMS228 |
| Homeopathy Awareness | Emerald Green | PMS361 |
| Hunger | Orange | PMS158 |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Kidney Cancer | Orange | PMS158 |
| Kidney Transplant | Green | PMS354 |
| Kidney Disease | Green | PMS354 |
| Leimyosarcoma | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Leukemia | Orange | PMS158 |
| Liver Disease | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Lung Cancer | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Lung Disease | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Lupus | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Lyme Disease | Green | PMS354 |
| Lymphoma | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Lymphedema | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Macular Degeneration | Purple | PMS2593 |
| ME/CFIDS | Blue | PMS288 |
| Melanoma | Black | Black |
| Mental Illness | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Missing Children | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Mourning | Black | Black |
| Mental Retardation | Green | PMS354 |
| Mental Health | Lime Green | PMS375 |
| MS | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Multiple Myeloma | Burgundy | PMS228 |
| Myasthenia Gravis | Teal | PMS322 |
| Organ Donation | Green | PMS354 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Parkinson's Disease | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Peace on Earth | White | White |
| Pancreatic Cancer | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Prostate Cancer | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Pro Choice | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Pulmonary Hypertension | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Racial Tolerance | Orange | PMS158 |
| Reflex Sympathitic Dystrophy | Orange | PMS158 |
| Retinoblastoma | White | White |
| Reye's Syndrome | Blue | PMS288 |
| Right to Life | White | White |
| Rett Syndrome | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Sarcoidosis | Purple | PMS2593 |
| Scieroderma | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Sexual Assault | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Self Injury | Orange | PMS158 |
| Spinal Bifida | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Substance Abuse | Teal | PMS322 |
| Suicide | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Support Our Troops | Yellow | PMS114 |
| Testicular Cancer | Pink | PMS1767 |
| Thyroid Disease | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Tissue Donation | Green | PMS354 |
| Trisomy 18 | Light Blue | PMS292 |
| Vacterl | Gray | PMS7538 |
| Victim's Rights | Blue | PMS288 |
| Water Quality | Blue | PMS288 |
| Worker Safety | Green | PMS354 |
| Yopa | Gray | PMS7538 |
