Ensign of Ontario
Its design is pattern GGGGYGGGGGGKRKG — the page of every tartan sharing this colour sequence.
Inspired by Ontario's Provincial Coat of Arms; colours drawn from its maple leaves, St George's cross, and heraldic animals.
The Ensign of Ontario tartan groups 2 setts — the same named design recorded as different cloths (its kilt, Carpet, Child's…, or a transcription apart). The master sett (★) is the exemplar.
| Sett | ΔTartan | Thread count | Threads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign of Ontario ★ | DG/42 K2 R8 K2 DY42 DG6 DY6 DG6 DY42 DG6 LY8 DG42 DY6 DG6 DY/6 | 412 | 1965 | |
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| Canadian Tartan | 0.19 | G/42 K2 R8 K2 DY42 G6 DY6 G6 DY42 G6 Y8 G42 DY6 G6 DY/6 | 412 | 1965 |
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Nearest tartans
The nearest NAMED TARTANS — each represented by its master sett — by ΔTartan distance from this tartan's master, which leads the table so the swatches line up against it.



Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 10814 named tartans (their master setts) placed by the first two principal components of the ΔTartan feature space (42% of its variance). Red is this tartan; blue dots are its nearest — click one to open its master cloth. The map is a flat projection of a many-dimensional space — how to read it.
