MacKintosh/MacPherson
Bands: RGYKBKBKBRWKR · Stripes: R DG LY K T K T K T R W K R R DG LY K T K T K T R W K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 13 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2577
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2577
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1550
Thread count
R/72 G16 Y2 K12 B8 K2 B2 K2 B8 R22 LN2 K2 R/2

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #3C82AF #3C82AF | B #2A418A | 0.19 |
| 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.
- Stuart/Stewart of Rothesay — ΔT 0.43
- MacKintosh, MacPherson — ΔT 0.62
- Stuart/Stewart — ΔT 0.75
- Stewart of Rothesay — ΔT 0.88
- Stewart/Stuart, Royal — ΔT 0.93
- Stewart Royal — ΔT 0.97
- Lions' Pride — ΔT 0.98
- MacPherson, The Crubin Plaid — ΔT 1.02
- MacPherson (Crubin Plaid) — ΔT 1.04
- Rathmore (Fashion) — ΔT 1.04
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/s13/r36dg8ly1k6t4k1t1k1t4r11w1k1r1~x2/