Kukri
Bands: BKBGKRGGKWKRGKBYKR · Stripes: DB K DB DG K R DG G K W K M DG K DB LY K M DB K DB DG K R DG G K W K M DG K DB LY K M
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 18 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=11032
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 11032
Thread count
DB/16 K4 DB6 DG6 K6 R6 DG20 G6 K6 W6 K6 LR32 DG12 K6 DB16 LY26 K4 LR/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #082C54 #082C54 | B #2A418A | 0.12 |
| DG | #003820 #003820 | G #006100 | 0.15 |
| G | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| K | #000000 #000000 | K #000000 | 0.00 |
| LR | #EC34C4 #EC34C4 | R #CC0000 | 0.24 |
| LY | #F8E38C #F8E38C | Y #F2BF00 | 0.11 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| W | #FCFCFC #FCFCFC | W #F7F7F7 | 0.01 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Gordon, Red — ΔT 1.21
- Kukri — ΔT 1.24
- Gordon, Red — ΔT 1.27
- York Puppet — ΔT 1.36
- York Puppet Tartan Tartan Number: 348. Earliest known date: York This sett comes from the MacGregor-Hastie collection which is housed at the Scottish Tartans Society. It was obtained from Andersons in 1947, one of several designs produced between 1930 and 1950 for Septs and Families of Scottish lineage. Wotherspoons are recorded in the Lowlands of Scotland from the beginning of the 14th century. The Rev. John Witherspoon (1722-94), born in Yester, East Lothian, was President of 'Princeton University' in 1768 and took an active part in the American Revolution. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.38
- York Puppet — ΔT 1.42
- Anderson 11 — ΔT 1.49
- Huntly #2 — ΔT 1.52
- Gordon Red.. Family Tartan Tartan Number: 652. Earliest known date: pre 1819 Sample from the Telfer-Dunbar collection. Also known as 'Old Huntly' and frequently used as the Huntly District tartan. Not to be confused with the 'usual' Huntly District tartan which is based on the MacRae, Ross, Grant group with which it does not appear to be related. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.53
- Gordon, Red (Clan/District) — ΔT 1.54
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.
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