The bigger concern would be what area you are hanging out it. Chances are good you are safe with any color/pattern, so long as you don't happen to wander into a gangs territory. The use of bandana's is most common used on the west (specifically California) and are much less common throughout the rest of the country.

That being said, the most common colors to be concerned about would be Red (this is used by the Bloods) and Blue (this is used by the Crips)... other colors are used by smaller gangs but are less common (such as Yellow or Black for the Latin Kings). A slightly larger list is as follows:

Crips - main color is Blue
Bloods - main color is Red (or burgundy if they are Piru)
Green - certain gangs identified with Parks or certain cities (Gardena Shotgun Crips or Lincoln Park Bloods[San Diego])
Purple - Grape Street Watts Crips (L.A.)
Brown - Fudgetown Crips (Compton)
Orange - Hoover Criminals (South Central Los Angeles)
Surenos (Mexicans - Southern Cali) - Blue
Nortenos (Mexicans - Northern Cali) - Red
Source(s):
http://www.essortment.com/all/gangsignsands_reyp.htm

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