19 bands tartan setts

March 18, 2023 10 min 46 s

103 setts across 99 tartans with 19 bands, grouped by colour-sequence pattern. Patterns with fewer than 40 setts are listed in full below; busier ones link to their own page. Each variant shows ΔT — its mean distance (OKLab ΔE) from the pattern's base colours — nearest first, with a stripe bar in the nearest human-palette colour names (hover a stripe to read it).

BRRWBWGWRRRWBWGWRRB

ΔT	Tartan	Source
0.08	McDougall, Miss Anne (Personal)	register-of-tartans
0.09	McDougall, Miss Anne (Personal)	tartans-authority
0.09	MacLeod, Arisaid	weddslist

RKWGWGYRKRYGWBKRYGW

ΔT	Tartan	Source
0.07	MacKintosh 7	weddslist
0.09	MacKintosh #8	register-of-tartans
0.09	Chattan Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1620. Earliest known date: pre 2003 This sett includes a brown stripe next to the yellow which does not appear in the records of Lord Lyon. The sett is similar in other respects. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

BBBGWRWGBGWRWGBBBYB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Gorman Spring (Personal)	tartans-authority
0.12		Gorman Spring (Personal)	register-of-tartans

BKGKGKBRKYKRGKBKBKG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.03		Ochiltree	weddslist
0.11		Ochiltree (Name)	tartans-authority

GWRRGRRWKGKWBBWBBWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		MacBean	weddslist
0.09		MacBean	register-of-tartans

GWRRGRRWKGKWBKWKBWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		MacBain/MacBean	weddslist
0.10		MacBain Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 951. Earliest known date: 1960 (1847) MacBains, MacBeans, and MacVeans are all forms of the same name possibly from the same origin as the early Scottish King, Donald Ban. The principle family is MacBean of Kinchyle from the northern end of Loch Ness. The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan. This version, recorded by Lord Lyon under the name MacBain, shows a minor variation on the earlier MacBean sett attributed to McIan (1847). See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

GWRRGRRWKGKWKBWBKWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		MacBean Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 952. Earliest known date: pre 1963 The MacBains are closely associated with Mackintosh and this is apparent in the design of the tartan. A slightly different version is recorded by Lord Lyon (P.R.A. 43/108 - 8th March 1960) under the name MacBain. This version is available from the House of Edgar Old and Rare range. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan
0.09		MacBean (1847)	register-of-tartans

GYRBGBRYKGKYBKYKBYR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		MacBain	weddslist
0.12		MacBain	weddslist

KRGRGRBRWRWRGRGRKRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		MacDougal 5	weddslist
0.07		MacDougall #6	register-of-tartans

KRGRWBWRKRKRKGKGKGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		Princess Beatrice, dress	weddslist
0.08		Princess Beatrice Dress (Dance)	register-of-tartans

KWWRWWKBRKWWKBKWWKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		JCM Customs	register-of-tartans
0.08		J.C.M. Customs	tartans-authority

RBWBWKGRGKGBGBGKWBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		Lauder	weddslist
0.07		Lauder Dress	register-of-tartans

RKGKRKRKRRKGKRYGRKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Craig Family Tartan Tartan Number: 1574. Earliest known date: 1957 MacGregor Hastie wrote, "This tartan was designed by me to meet a long felt want. Many people have asked if there was a Craig family tartan, and as the name is not connected with any Highland clan, yet the the family name is numerous, it seemed a good idea to design one. The design is based on the general colour of craigs and rocks." The Craig tartan is now in general production. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan
0.14		Craig	register-of-tartans

RKWGWRYRKRYRWBKRYRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Chattan	weddslist
0.10		Chattan (brown stripe variation)	register-of-tartans

RYRYRYKRBBBBBBBBBBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Declaration of Scottish Independence, Arbroath 1320	register-of-tartans
0.10		Declaration of Scottish Independence	tartans-authority

YBKBKBKBKBYBYBKBYBY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Ferrari (Coldrerio)	register-of-tartans
0.11		Ferrari (Name)	tartans-authority

BBBBBKRKRBKBKBKBKRK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Burns, Virginia (Personal)	register-of-tartans

BBBBKGKGWGWGKGKBBKB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Spirit of Morningside	register-of-tartans

BBGBGBBGBYBGGBBBBBG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.15		O'Connor, Hugh (Personal)	register-of-tartans

BBGBGGBBBBBBBGBGGGB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Watkins (Welsh Name)	tartans-authority

BBGRGGBBBBRGRYRGRBB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		United Distillers, (Warp)	weddslist

BBWBRWRBBBBBBGBGBGG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Glenlea	register-of-tartans

BBWBWBWBBBBBBBBBBBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Finnish	register-of-tartans

BGGBGBGBGBGGBGBGBBG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Wiregrass (District)	tartans-authority

BGKBKRWRKBKYKYKBKGB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Buchanan (1850 - Clan)	tartans-authority

BGKBRBKWKYKYKRBBGRK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Anderson of Ardbrake	register-of-tartans

BKBBKBKBKBBKBBBKBBK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Longniddry (Fashion?)	tartans-authority

BKGKGKBRKKKRGKBKBKG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		O'Connor / Ochiltree	register-of-tartans

BKYBBBKYBKBKRBBBKRB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Unidentified #19	register-of-tartans

BRBGBRGRBRBGBRBRGBG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.15		Jorgensen of Taasinge Family Tartan Tartan Number: 7214. Earliest known date: 2006 Representing my family, the light green is centre of pattern, like in life. Surrounded by the colours of the autumn forest and sea, as I see them on my beloved Isle of Taasinge, all framed with the light violet which so often colours the setting sky. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

BRGRBRGRGRGRGRBRGRB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Na Fir Dileas	register-of-tartans

BRGRWBWBWKWKWBWBWGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Metcalf (Clan)	tartans-authority

BRGRWRBRWBWBRWRGRBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Unidentified Scarlett #11	register-of-tartans

BWGWBWRWRWRWRWRWRWB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Shaw Dress (Personal)	register-of-tartans

BYBGKBGRKRGBKGBYBYB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Pennsylvania (District)	tartans-authority

BYBYRWBYWBYWBYRWBYW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		Wanless (Personal)	tartans-authority

BYRRRRRRRRRRRRRYBYG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Commonwealth Games Scotland, Team Scotland 2014	register-of-tartans

BYYBRBYBRBYYBYBYYBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Longniddry	register-of-tartans

GBBBBBGRGGGRGBBGBGG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Watkins Welsh Name Tartan Tartan Number: 6169. Earliest known date: pre 2004 The tartan for this Welsh surname and its variations, Walters, Watts, Gwatkin, Watkiss, is actually woven in Wales at the Cambrian Woollen Mill, weaving on the same site since 1830. This tartan differs from many traditional patterns in that the warp and weft differ, giving the finished worsted wool cloth more of a predominant stripe, vertically noticeable in the finished Kilt, or Cilt in Wales. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

GBGRBRBGBRBRGRBGBRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.15		Jrgensen of Taasingee (Personal)	register-of-tartans

GBWBYBGRGBGBGBWBYBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		Mowat, Sir Oliver	register-of-tartans

GGKYGYGGGGGYGYGKYGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		Shepherd, (Name)	tartans-authority

GGYGKWGGGYGGGWKGYGG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Irish National District Tartan Tartan Number: 2245. Earliest known date: 1992 One of a series of Irish District tartans designed by Polly Wittering of the House of Edgar in association with John and Joan (Jo) Nisbet of Piper's Cove in New Jersey USA. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

GKGKGKRWRKGKGKGKRWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Pride of Loch Leven (Fashion?)	tartans-authority

GKGRGKGWKBKYKBKWKRK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Melnyk-Jones (Personal)	tartans-authority

GKGYGYGRGYGYGYGYGYK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Peeper (check)	register-of-tartans

GKYKYKYKYKYKYKRKKKW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Ghana	register-of-tartans

GRBRGRGRGBRGRGRGYGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		Brewer	register-of-tartans

GRBWRGBYBYBGBWYWBGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		O'Kelly Family (Personal)	register-of-tartans

GRRRBBBRGRGRGRGRGRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		Wcwm 1528	register-of-tartans

GRWRWWWRGRGRGKGKGKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Drymen	register-of-tartans

GRYGBGBGBGBYBYBRRBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Hart of Scotland (Corporate)	tartans-authority

GWGWGKWGWGRKWGWGRGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Shepherd, Derek (Modern)	register-of-tartans

GWKWKGKYKRGKGKGKGKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Douglas, Ancient dress	weddslist

GWRRGRRWKGKWBWWWBWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		MacBean	weddslist

GWRRGRRWKGKWWKWKWWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		MacBean (Lord Lyon version)	tartans-authority

GYBYWYWYWKYWYWYYYBY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Tenon Tours	register-of-tartans

GYRBGBRYKGKYBBYBBYR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		MacBean	weddslist

GYRYWYWYWKYWYWYYYRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Tenon Tours	tartans-authority

KBGBGBKBGBGBKBGYGBK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Offally Irish County Tartan Tartan Number: 2268. Earliest known date: 1996 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	house-of-tartan

KRKRWBWRGRGRKGKGKGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		Princess Beatrice, dress	weddslist

KRKRWBWRKRKRKGKGKGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.05		Princess Beatrice Dress (1880)	register-of-tartans

KRKYYKRKYYKYKYYKRKY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Stevens #6	register-of-tartans

KWKBRBWBRBRKRKRBRKW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Un-named fashion (2013)	tartans-authority

KYKWBRWRGYKRWRBWKYK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Wilson's, No 190	weddslist

KYYYYYBGBYRKRGRGRGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Harmon Dress (Personal)	tartans-authority

RBKRKBBRKRKRBBKRKBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Taggart	register-of-tartans

RBKRKBBRKRKRBGKRKGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Taggart (Name)	tartans-authority

RBKRKBBRKRKRBKKRKKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Taggart Name Tartan Tartan Number: 10003. Earliest known date: 08/04/2002 After many years of wearing kilts of different tartans the designer decided to have a tartan woven to his own design by Elliots of Selkirk. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

RBRGBWBWBRBWBWBGRBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Unidentified #56	register-of-tartans

RKGGYGKGKRGKGKGKGKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Craig	weddslist

RKGKGKGRYRGKGKGKRWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		East Kilbride District Tartan Tartan Number: 2128. Earliest known date: 1990 East Kilbride district tartan was designed by Dr Gordon Teall, chairman of the Scottish Tartans Society, for the East Kilbride New Town Development Corporation. Prior to weaving the first bales of cloth, some modifications were made to the design to improve the appearance when woven in reproduction colours, taking the form of black guards and an addition black overcheck on the blue. (Blue appears dark gray or brown in reproduction colours). Both variations are represented in Dr Tealls book, District Tartans. Despite the very different appearance of the resulting fabric the sett design is essentially the same. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

RKGWGKRKWKWKWKWKWKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Southwick (Name)	tartans-authority

RKRKRKRKRRKYKRKWKWR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Douglas Ancient Dress (WCWM)	register-of-tartans

RWRWWWYRWRWRWYWYWYW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Beaufort (Name)	tartans-authority

RWRYBWBYBRYRBWGWYBY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Hébert Kitenge Family (Personal)	register-of-tartans

RWWKWKWWKGKWRRGRRGW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		McBain	register-of-tartans

WBKBKGBGKBKRBRKBKBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.18		Caribou (District)	tartans-authority

WBKWKGBGKWKGWGKWKBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Caribou	weddslist

WBKWKGWGKWKRBRKWKBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.16		Caribou District Tartan Tartan Number: 2056. Earliest known date: 1982 Proposed by the Caribou Islands District Fire Hall (Ladies Auxilary). Among the suggestions for the symbolic meaning of the colours it says, "Red for our sunsets, our lobsters, and our Fire Trucks". Caribou is in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

WBWGWBWBWBWRWBWYWBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Four Quarters (Personal)	tartans-authority

WKBKBKBKWKYWYRWRWRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		German	register-of-tartans

WRGRGRGWRWGRGRGRWRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.03		MacDougall (Lochcarron)	register-of-tartans

WRRWRRRRRRBBRBYRYRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Red Lichtie	register-of-tartans

YRKRKWKBRKRBKWKRKRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Cornish Brewery, Red	register-of-tartans