Examples
This table is drawn from Larry Townsend's The Leatherman's Handbook II (i.e., the second edition of the book in 1983, the first edition of which came out in 1972 and did not include this list), and is generally considered authoritative. Implicit in this list of hanky color codes is the concept of right/left polarity, left as usual indicating the top, dominant, or active partner, right the bottom, submissive, or passive partner—this can, however, be ambiguous for some acts. Purple, the code for piercing, merely indicates an interest in piercing (usually that the wearer has body piercings), not necessarily that they wish to incorporate piercing into sexual play.
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Black | S&M |
| Red | Fisting |
| Dark blue | Anal sex |
| Light blue | Oral sex |
| Yellow | Watersports |
| Brown | Scat |
| Green | Hustler/Prostitution |
| Orange | Anything, anywhere, anytime (but not necessarily anyone) |
| Purple | Into piercing |
| Grey | Bondage |
The long, elaborate lists found on the web are more imaginative and the many color codes in them are less often used in practice, although most of the colors in longer lists are offered as bandanas for sale at almost all LGBT leather stores along with free color code cards listing their meanings.
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