Moffat (1984)
Bands: KRKRKRR · Stripes: K O K O K O R K O K O K O R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 7 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2975
Attestations
This cloth appears in 3 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/1984 — Moffat (1984) (register-of-tartans, record)
- 1984 — Moffat (Clan) (tartans-authority, record)
- undated — Moffat Family Tartan Tartan Number: 1129. Earliest known date: 1983 When Major Francis Moffat of that Ilk M.C. was recognised as Chief of the Name and House of Moffat, by Lord Lyon in 1983, after the family had been without a chief for 420 years, a family tartan based on the Douglas was introduced to commemorate early family connections. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 (house-of-tartan, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2975
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 1129
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1129
Thread count
K/78 N6 K6 N6 K28 N56 R/6

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #888888 #888888 | R #CC0000 | 0.24 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
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- DDB Canada (Fashion) — ΔT 0.65
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- MacSween, Black (Personal) — ΔT 0.98
- Lundy Reform — ΔT 1.01
- West Point Military Academy (Mil.) — ΔT 1.01
- Sligo Irish County Tartan Tartan Number: 2256. Earliest known date: 1995 One of a series of Irish District tartans designed by Polly Wittering of the House of Edgar, with colours reminiscent of the Country with soft warm colours dominating. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.04
- Glen Coe Trade Tartan Tartan Number: 1243. Earliest known date: Modern Many new designs have been given district names to promote their Scottish connections. However, these names should not be confused with the District tartans which have earned their title through 'use and wont' and not a little history. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.10
- Flynn — ΔT 1.11
- Dunfermline Athletic (2008) (Corp) — ΔT 1.11
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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