MacNeil of Colonsay
Bands: BGWGKBK · Stripes: DB DG W DG K DB K DB DG W DG K DB K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 7 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2687
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2687
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 196
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 196
Thread count
DB/8 G12 W2 G12 K12 DB12 K/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 | #285800 #285800 | G #006100 | 0.03 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| W | #FFFFFF #FFFFFF | W #F7F7F7 | 0.02 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Wilson's No 97 — ΔT 0.50
- MacNeil of Colonsay (Clan) — ΔT 0.52
- Abercrombie (Wilsons No 2/64) — ΔT 0.67
- Graham of Montrose - 1850 (Clan) — ΔT 0.89
- MacKay — ΔT 0.89
- MacLaggan — ΔT 0.89
- MacKay Coat — ΔT 0.90
- Unidentified No 39 — ΔT 0.90
- Gunn - 1810 (Clan) — ΔT 0.93
- Tennant — ΔT 0.97
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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