Arbutus
In pattern WGBYGBGYWYGYGW.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 14 stripe tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5037
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5037
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 3035
Thread count
LY/80 DG6 DY12 DG4 DY4 LY4 DY4 DG20 DR4 DG4 DY4 DR4 DG6 LY/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG | #003820 #003820 | G #006100 | 0.15 |
| DR | #441800 #441800 | B #2A418A | 0.23 |
| DY | #BC8C00 #BC8C00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.16 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| LY | #F8F4D0 #F8F4D0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.05 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Royal Stuart / Stewart — ΔT 1.17
- Scott Dress #2 — ΔT 1.27
- Glenmore Green — ΔT 1.28
- Ben Ledi (Fashion) — ΔT 1.31
- Hughes (USA) (Name) — ΔT 1.32
- Stewart/Stuart Royal (VS) — ΔT 1.36
- Strathyre Dress (Dance) — ΔT 1.48
- Glen Moy — ΔT 1.52
- Ben Cleuch — ΔT 1.54
- Glen Moy Tartan Tartan Number: 1293. Earliest known date: pre 1986 A colour variation of the Royal Stewart woven by Edgars, Pitlochry around 1986, named after the place in Angus described as follows: Its mainly Sheep farming in Glen Moy. Off the beaten track, its a very quiet area of the Angus glens close to Cortachy castle and great for walking if you like it to yourself! See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.61
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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