Orkney Slate
In pattern BGKBGKGB.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 stripe tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=10440
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 10440
Thread count
K/8 N74 LN8 K42 N11 P2 N16 K/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | #222222 #222222 | B #2A418A | 0.19 |
| N | #6A6A6A #6A6A6A | G #006100 | 0.17 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Lochnagar Dress (Fashion) — ΔT 0.90
- Melrose Newbigging Grey (Name) — ΔT 1.10
- Edinburgh, The University of — ΔT 1.18
- University of Edinburgh — ΔT 1.24
- William Glen & Son (Corporate) — ΔT 1.37
- Cirse 3D — ΔT 1.37
- Lion Brand Sportswear — ΔT 1.38
- Suttle (Personal) — ΔT 1.39
- Katsushika Scottish Country Dancers — ΔT 1.42
- William Glen and Son — ΔT 1.43
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14299 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.
ID: /setts/s8/dt8y74k8dt42y11k2y16dt4/