| Color |
Meaning |
Practice |
| Black |
S&M |
Indicates the wearer's interest in hardcore SM play, especially whipping. |
| Red |
Fisting |
Left pocket: Insertive partner. Right pocket: Receptive partner. |
| Yellow |
Watersports |
Urinating on (left), or being urinated upon by (right), another person |
| Grey |
Bondage |
Play involving ropes, handcuffs, or other restraints that limit the bottom's ability to move. |
| White |
Safe Sex or Masturbation only |
Play only involving safe sex, masturbation, or mutual masturbation. |
| Light blue |
Oral sex |
Wearing it in the left back pocket or on the left side indicates willingness to receive oral sex. Wearing it in the right back pocket or on the right side indicates desire to perform oral sex. |
| Navy Blue |
Anal sex |
Wearing it in the left back pocket or on the left side indicates a preference to be the insertive partner (the "top" or "pitcher") during anal intercourse. Wearing it in the right back pocket or on the right side indicates a preference to be in the receptive role (the "bottom" or "catcher"). |
| Light Pink |
Dildos |
| Charcoal |
Latex and PVC fetishism |
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| Medium Blue |
Uniform fetish |
Police uniforms or uniforms worn by other authority figures |
| Teal |
Cock and ball torture |
| Khaki |
Uniform fetish |
Likes wearing military uniforms |
| Olive drab |
Military person |
Left: A military top; Right: a military bottom |
| Kelly green |
Male prostitution |
Left: a male prostitute; right: a John (someone looking for a prostitute) |
| Hunter green |
Daddy/boy sex |
Looking for a boy (left) or looking for a daddy (right). |
| Brown |
Scat |
| Burnt umber |
Extreme sex |
Extreme sex such as branding; or sex that is taboo even among most people in the leather subculture, e.g. , pederasty or bestiality.[8] Some say[who?] it's an inside joke. |
| Orange |
Few limits |
When worn on the left, orange indicates that the wearer will top in relatively any fetish, anytime, anywhere. Conversely, when orange is worn on the right, it can indicate either the wearer will bottom in relatively any fetish, anytime, anywhere or can indicate "just looking, no play". |
| Robin Egg Blue |
69 |
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| Deep Aqua |
Aquaphilia |
Having sex in water, such as in a bathtub, shower, hot tub, or swimming pool (see bunga bunga orgy) |
| Lime |
Food play |
Eating food off someone's body or having food eaten off one's body |
| Chamoise |
Motorcycle sex |
Indicates the wearer is looking for sex involving a motorcycle as a prop, or involving one or more bikers in the sexual activities. |
| Mauve |
Navel fetish |
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| Dark Pink |
Tit torture |
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| Magenta |
Armpits |
Left: likes to lick armpits; right: likes armpits licked; general armpit play. |
| Fuchsia |
Spanking |
Wants to spank (left); wants to be spanked (right) |
| Purple |
Piercings |
Actually piercing someone (left) or actually being pierced by someone (right) as an erotic stimulation; or one who has piercings (left) or one who desires someone with piercings (right) |
| Lavender |
Cross-dressing |
| Coral |
Foot fetishism |
Wants feet licked (left); wants to lick feet (right) |
| Mustard |
Size queen |
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| Gold |
Ménage à trois |
Two looking for one (left) or one looking for two (right) |
| Apricot |
Chubby chaser |
| Peach |
Bear or cub who is Interested in sex with another bear or cub |
| Light yellow |
Spitting |
Left—wants to spit on partner during sex; right—wants to be spat upon during sex |
| Beige |
Anal–oral sex |
| Tan |
Cigar play |
Left—want to smoke a cigar while having sex; right—wants someone who smokes cigars while having sex (may also include the insertion of a cigar into various bodily orifices) |
| Rust |
Animal roleplay |
| Dark red |
Two-handed Anal fisting |
 Camouflage |
Rugged outdoorsman |
Having sex outdoors in the country (such as when going camping) |
 Gingham |
Urban outdoorsman |
Having sex in an urban park |
 Argyle |
Geeks |
A geek or nerd (left) or interested in geeks or nerds (right) |
 Doily |
Tearoom trade |
Likes to have sex in public lavatories |
| Gold lamé |
Muscle sex |
Left—is a bodybuilder; right—looking for sex with a bodybuilder |
| Silver lamé |
Starfucker |
Left—is a rock star, celebrity or male groupie; right—looking for sex with a rock star, celebrity or male groupie |
| Black leather bandana |
Leather fetish |
| Black velvet bandana |
Videotaping |
Likes to make videotapes of the act while having sex (left); likes to be videotaped (right) (see amateur pornography) |
 Jolly Roger |
Costume Fetish |
Likes to wear a (non-military) costume while having sex (left); desires some in costume (right). |
| Gray flannel |
Suit and tie fetish |
Left—Likes to have sex while wearing a suit and tie; right—likes to have sex with someone who is wearing a suit and tie. |
 Houndstooth |
Biting |
Likes to bite (Left) or likes to be bitten (right) |
 Checkerboard |
Safe sex |
e.g., frottage, or mutual masturbation or striptease in front of mirrors |
Camouflage
Gingham
Argyle
Doily 
Jolly Roger
Houndstooth
Checkerboard
