Allison (1882)
Bands: BYGKGWBBRBY · Stripes: DB LY DG K DG W DB DB R DB LY DB LY DG K DG W DB DB R DB LY
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=60
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 60
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 673
Thread count
DB/64 Y3 G12 K3 G12 LN3 DB15 B4 R21 DB3 Y/2

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #2C4084 #2C4084 | B #2A418A | 0.01 |
| DB | #080848 #080848 | B #2A418A | 0.20 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Allison — ΔT 0.56
- Melrose Newbigging Grey — ΔT 1.20
- Queens University, of Ontario — ΔT 1.22
- O'Shaughnessy (Estimated threadcount) — ΔT 1.24
- Scottish Heritage Society (Corporate — ΔT 1.25
- Correctional Service Canada — ΔT 1.29
- Queen's University Ont. (Corporate) — ΔT 1.31
- Voluntary Service Aberdeen — ΔT 1.34
- Hier Family, Kilcreggan (Personal) — ΔT 1.34
- MacBeth — ΔT 1.37
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14313 variants placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (44% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its page.
ID: /setts/s11/db64ly3dg12k3dg12w3db15db4r21db3ly2/