28 bands tartan setts

March 18, 2023 6 min 32 s

59 setts across 56 tartans with 28 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).

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ΔT	Tartan	Source
0.04	Campbell of Argyll	weddslist
0.04	Campbell of Argyll (Clan)	tartans-authority
0.07	Campbell of Argyll	register-of-tartans
0.07	Campbell of Argyll Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1961. Earliest known date: 1810-15 This sett appears in the Cockburn Collection, (1815). Logan (1831). Vestiarium Scoticum (1842). Smibert (1850). Smith (1850). Grant (1886). The Setts No: 19 (1950). W & A K Johnston (1906). Like many of the earliest clan setts, the Campbell of Argyll, owes its origin to the post rebellion output of Wilson's of Bannockburn, whose monopoly on military supply dictated design. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

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ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Farquharson or MacEwan Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1967. Earliest known date: pre 2003 MacEwan in MacGregor-Hastie Collection See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan
0.06		Farquharson (Vestiarium Scoticum) or MacEwen/MacEwan	register-of-tartans

BKBKBKGKWKGKWBWBWBWBWKGKYKGK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		Campbell of Loch Neil, dress	weddslist
0.07		Campbell of Loch Neil Dress	register-of-tartans

BRBRKRKRKRKRGKGRKRKRKGKGKRKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.04		MacInroy	weddslist
0.07		MacInroy #2	register-of-tartans

GKRGRKRGRKRGRYRYRGRKRGRKRGRK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Williams Welsh Name Tartan Tartan Number: 3234. Earliest known date: 2002 The tartan for this Welsh surname and its variations, Williamson, Wills, Gwylim, is commercially accepted as a tartan or plaid in Wales, this is one of the tartans 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. Available from Wales Tartan Centres in Swansea, +44 (0)1792 474685. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan
0.12		Williams of Wales	register-of-tartans

BGBGBGBGBGBRBYBRBGBGBGBRBRBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Cairns of Finavon	register-of-tartans

BGBGBGBGGGRGGGGGWGYGBWGBWBGW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Unidentified Plaid #9	register-of-tartans

BGBGBRBRBRBGBGBGBRBYBRBGBGBG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Cairns of Finavon (Name)	tartans-authority

BGBRBRBRGRRRGRGRWRYRBWRBWBRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Unidentified Plaid 15	weddslist

BGKRKRKGBRGRGRGYRYGRGRGRGWGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		MacMaster (Name 2001)	tartans-authority

BGRBGKRKRKGBRGRGRGYRYGRGRGRG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		MacMaster (New) Family Tartan Tartan Number: 3218. Earliest known date: 2001 Asymetrical design follows Canadian tradition. Elements of the MacInnes and the Nova Scotia tartans were included in line with Dave McMaster's family history. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

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ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Fleming Commemorative Tartan Tartan Number: 2531. Earliest known date: 1997 Kilt was created for Scotland Flanders 2002 as a cultural exchange product. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

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ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Gordon Clan	register-of-tartans

BKBKGKYKGKBKBKBKBKBKGKWKGKBK

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Campbell of Argyll #2	register-of-tartans

BKBKGYGKBKBKBKBKBKGYKGYGKBKB

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Gordon	logan-1831

BRBRBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		Kilnsey (Fashion)	tartans-authority

BRBRGRBRGRGRBRBRGRBRGRGRGRGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.05		Robertson 4	weddslist

BRBRGRBRGRGRBRBRGRGRBRGRBRBR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Grant of Ballindalloch (Personal)	register-of-tartans

BRKRGRKRGRKRGRBRGRKRGRKRGRKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Kilbarchan Unidentified No. 7	register-of-tartans

BWBRBKGKGKGKBKRKBKGKGKGKBRBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Scotland's National	register-of-tartans

BWGWBRWRBWYWBWBWYWBRWRBWGWBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		Womble	register-of-tartans

BWYWBRWRBWGWBWBWGWBRWRBWYWBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Wombles #4	register-of-tartans

BYGRGBYBRGBGYRYGBGRBYBGRGYBG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.05		Platt (Name)	tartans-authority

BYRRRRWRRRRYBWBYRRRRWRRRRYBY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Wisconsin in Scotland	register-of-tartans

GBBBRBRBBRBBBYBBBRBBRBRBBBGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Highland Cathedral	register-of-tartans

GBRGRGRGRGRGBRBGRGRGRGRGRBGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		All Irish Red Irish District Tartan Tartan Number: 4067. Earliest known date: 1997 Part of a collection produced by Lochcarron in 1997 to acknowledge the early historical and cultural links between the Scots and Irish. Lochcarron sample. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

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ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Wilson's No.017 #2	register-of-tartans

GKWGGGWKWGGGKGGGKGWGKGGGKGWG

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.12		MacPerl (Personal)	tartans-authority

GKWKYKBRBKYKWRWKYKBRBKYKWKGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Wilson's No.017	register-of-tartans

GRGKBRBKGKGKGRGKGKGKBKBKGRGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.18		Shearer (Name)	tartans-authority

GRGKGWBRBWGKGRGRGKGWBRBWGKGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Scottish Heritage USA (SHUSA)	register-of-tartans

GRGRGRRRRRWRRGRRWRRRRRGRGRGY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Jewel Look JTB	register-of-tartans

GRGRGYKWKYKBKBRBKBKYKWKYGRGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Wilson's No.181	register-of-tartans

GRGWBRBWKYKBWBWBWBKYKWBRBWGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		Wilson's No.117	register-of-tartans

GYGRGRGBKBKBGYGBKBKBGRGRGYGR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Holmes	register-of-tartans

KBKKWKBYKWKYBKKWKBKWKBWYWBKW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		MacPerl Dress (Personal)	register-of-tartans

KBKYBWGKWKWKWRWKWKWKGWBYKBKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		Webb (Personal)	register-of-tartans

KGKBKBKBKBKBKGKRKGKBKBKBKGKY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.06		MacEwen (Clans Originaux)	register-of-tartans

KRKGKGGGGKBKYKBKYKBKGGGGKGKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Wells (Personal)	register-of-tartans

KRKRKRKRKRYRKRKRKRKRKRKRWRKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Killin	register-of-tartans

KWRBKBKBKYGRBRBRGYKBKBKBRWKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Wilson's No.043	register-of-tartans

KWRRKGKRKYRRWRWRRYKRKGKRRWKR

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Unidentified Scarlett #14	register-of-tartans

KYRBYBRBRBKBRKBKRBKBRBRBYBRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		James of Wales	register-of-tartans

RBRBRBRBRGRBRBRKRYRGWGRBRBRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.07		MacDonald of Staffa	weddslist

RBRBRBRBRGRBRBRKRYRGYGRBRBRY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.11		MacDonald of Staffa	weddslist

RKRGWBYBKWRWRWRWRWKBYBWGRKRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.08		Stewart/Stuart Dress (Four red lines)	register-of-tartans

RKYKRKBKRKGKRKWKGKRKBKRKYKRW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Women's Wear Daily Dress (Fashion)	tartans-authority

RWGWBGYWGBWBBRWRBBWBGWYGBWGW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.09		Unnamed C18th - Prince Charles Edward	register-of-tartans

RWWWBKYKWKGRKRWRKRGKWKYKBWWW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Hay-Stewart	register-of-tartans

RWWWBRKRKRWWWYRKRYWWWYKRKRBW

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.13		Kinross #2	register-of-tartans

RYBYBYBRBKBKBKBKBKBKBRBYBYBY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.10		Laing Clan/Family Tartan Tartan Number: 6096. Earliest known date: pre 1765 This is the Clan Laing Society tartan which was recovered from the grave of George Henry Laing who died in 1853 in East Texas. James, his grandfather, had moved to The North Carolina Scottish Colony of the Cape Fear River from Scotland some time between 1745 and 1765 bringing the sett with him. The relatively dry climate and local soil conditions are account for the remarkable preservation of his great kilt to allow the reconstruction of the sett. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015	house-of-tartan

WGWYGGWGGWGWGGGWGWGGWGGYWGWY

ΔT	Stripes	Tartan	Source
0.14		Isle of Skye (Dalgety)	register-of-tartans