MacEwen (Clans Originaux)
Bands: KGKBKBKBKBKBKGKRKGKBKBKBKGKY · Stripes: K G K DB K DB K DB K DB K DB K G K R K G K DB K DB K DB K G K LY K G K DB K DB K DB K DB K DB K G K R K G K DB K DB K DB K G K LY
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 28 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2427
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2427
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6304
Thread count
K/4 G24 K24 DB4 K4 DB4 K4 DB28 K4 DB4 K4 DB4 K24 G24 K4 R4 K4 G24 K24 DB24 K4 DB4 K4 DB24 K24 G24 K4 Y/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| Y | #D8B000 #D8B000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.06 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Campbell — ΔT 0.62
- Campbell of Argyll Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1961. Earliest known date: 1810-15 This sett appears in the Cockburn Collection, (1815). Logan (1831). Vestiarium Scoticum (1842). Smibert (1850). Smith (1850). Grant (1886). The Setts No: 19 (1950). W & A K Johnston (1906). Like many of the earliest clan setts, the Campbell of Argyll, owes its origin to the post rebellion output of Wilson's of Bannockburn, whose monopoly on military supply dictated design. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.63
- Killen (Name) — ΔT 0.84
- Allen (1998) — ΔT 0.92
- MacKenzie — ΔT 0.95
- Stuart/Stewart Hunting #3 — ΔT 0.99
- Murray — ΔT 1.07
- Allen Personal Tartan Tartan Number: 2482. Earliest known date: 1997 Designed for Christopher Allen Holler of Winter Park Florida and for use by anyone of the name Allen or any of its variations. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.12
- Gemmell Clan/Family Tartan Tartan Number: 4125. Earliest known date: 2001 Designed for Thomas Gemmell of Gemmell Tartans, Dumfries. Based on the 42nd sett with the proportions of the Military Medal (MM) overlaid on the single tram-line blue square. The MM was won in World War II by Thomas Gemmell's father Charles Nelson Gemmell (1919-1987) who fought in North Africa, Sicily and mainland Italy. He was a sergeant in the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, 8th Battalion. Sample in STA Collection. Can be worn by anyone of the name on applicatioin to Thomas Gemmell. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.12
- Wilson's No.030 — ΔT 1.15
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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