Bute Heather, Grey
In pattern GKBKBKBKBWG.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 stripe tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5952
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5952
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6884
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 3230
Thread count
N/12 Nb2 Na36 K12 Na8 K8 Na16 K2 Na16 K4 N/10

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #808080 #808080 | G #006100 | 0.23 |
| Na | #505050 #505050 | B #2A418A | 0.13 |
| Nb | #D2D2D2 #D2D2D2 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.11 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Cornwall — ΔT 1.06
- Bute Heather, Grey (Fashion) — ΔT 1.09
- Bute Heather, Midnight — ΔT 1.16
- MacHardy (Clan) — ΔT 1.19
- Moggach (Strathspey) — ΔT 1.25
- Moggach (Strathspey) — ΔT 1.30
- Bute Heather, Midnight (Fashion) — ΔT 1.35
- CBS (Corporate) — ΔT 1.43
- Apollo 12 (Commemorative) — ΔT 1.45
- Lochcarron Mill — ΔT 1.45
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14299 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.
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