MacNicol/Nicolson (W & A Smith)
Bands: GRGRKBKRGRK · Stripes: DG R DG R K DB K R DG R K DG R DG R K DB K R DG R K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2691
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2691
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 871
Thread count
G/4 R16 G24 R4 K8 B2 K16 R16 G4 R16 K/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #2C4084 #2C4084 | B #2A418A | 0.01 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacNicol Dress (Clan) (Smiths) — ΔT 0.34
- Nicolson (Lochcarron) — ΔT 0.45
- MacNicol/Nicolson (Inverness Tweed Mill Co Ltd) — ΔT 0.66
- Nicolson MacNicol — ΔT 0.67
- MacNichol — ΔT 0.96
- Montrose — ΔT 0.96
- Nicolson — ΔT 0.96
- MacQuarrie Ancient — ΔT 0.98
- MacNaughton — ΔT 0.99
- Nicolson, MacNicol — ΔT 1.00
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.
ID: /setts/s11/dg2r8dg12r2k4db1k8r8dg2r8k2~x2/