MacKay of Strathnaver
Bands: GRKRBRRRBRGRYRYRGRBRRRBRKRG · Stripes: DG R K R N R O R DR R DY R LO R LY R DY R DR R O R N R K R DG DG R K R N R O R DR R DY R LO R LY R DY R DR R O R N R K R DG
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 27 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2503
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2503
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 2037
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 2037
Thread count
G/36 R2 K36 R2 N36 R2 Na36 R2 DR36 R2 T36 R2 LG36 R2 LT36 R2 T36 R2 DR36 R2 Na36 R2 N36 R2 K36 R2 G/36
Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR | #480800 #480800 | B #2A418A | 0.24 |
| G | #285800 #285800 | G #006100 | 0.03 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LG | #C4BC68 #C4BC68 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.08 |
| LT | #A08858 #A08858 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.21 |
| N | #5C5C5C #5C5C5C | B #2A418A | 0.15 |
| Na | #888888 #888888 | R #CC0000 | 0.24 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| T | #604000 #604000 | G #006100 | 0.14 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacKay of Strathnaver Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 2037. Earliest known date: 1952 Designed circa 1952 for Wm Andersons of Edinburgh and Lord Reay. The tartan features the seasons of the year. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.13
- MacKay of Strathnaver — ΔT 0.54
- MacKay, of Strathnaver — ΔT 1.73
- United Distillers, (Warp) — ΔT 1.96
- Unnamed C18th - Prince Charles Edward — ΔT 2.07
- Culloden Worn by Pr Charles — ΔT 2.08
- Unidentified Cant #01 (Cumming) — ΔT 2.12
- Culloden, Worn by Pr Charles — ΔT 2.12
- St. Columba (two greens) — ΔT 2.32
- Unidentified Cotton sample — ΔT 2.41
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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