Batten of Argyll (Baddenach)
Bands: BKGBGGKR · Stripes: DP K DG DP DG DG K R DP K DG DP DG DG K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=229
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/2003 — Batten of Argyll (Baddenach) (register-of-tartans, record)
- 2003 — Batten of Argyll (Name) (tartans-authority, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 229
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 5768
Thread count
DR/8 K4 G55 DG30 DP30 DG10 K2 P/10

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG | #003820 #003820 | G #006100 | 0.15 |
| DP | #440044 #440044 | B #2A418A | 0.18 |
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| G | #285800 #285800 | G #006100 | 0.03 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LP | #9C68A4 #9C68A4 | R #CC0000 | 0.21 |
| P | #780078 #780078 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
| Pa | #9058D8 #9058D8 | B #2A418A | 0.21 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

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The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
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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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