Brithwe Dewi Sant (Welsh)
Bands: GRGRGWGRGRG · Stripes: DG R DG R DG W DG R DG R DG DG R DG R DG W DG R DG R DG
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=4987
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 4987
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 5746
Thread count
DG/30 R2 DG8 R1 DG5 W2 DG5 R1 DG8 R2 DG/30

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DG | #003820 #003820 | G #006100 | 0.15 |
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| G | #285800 #285800 | G #006100 | 0.03 |
| Ga | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| Gb | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| W | #FCFCFC #FCFCFC | W #F7F7F7 | 0.01 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Dewi Sant — ΔT 1.36
- St. David's Welsh District Tartan Tartan Number: 5746. Earliest known date: 2002 Representing the colours of Wales, this national tartan is recognised in Wales as The Brithwe Dewi Sant, or The Saint Davids Tartan, exclusively woven in Wales by The Cambrian Woollen Mill, in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. Launched at Cardiff Castle in honour of the Welsh Patron Saint, and worn by Welsh folk around the world for special occasions including St Davids Day, March 1st. A differing warp and weft create a vertical stripe in these Welsh Tartans. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.71
- Chafyn House (School) — ΔT 1.94
- Women's Royal Army Corps Ass. (Corp. — ΔT 2.09
- Edinburgh Castle (Corporate?) — ΔT 2.23
- Lochaber (Hesketh) — ΔT 2.25
- Welsh National — ΔT 2.35
- NewGeneration Alchemy (NGA) Inc — ΔT 2.41
- Pasteur Fancy Tartan Tartan Number: 7094. Earliest known date: 1836 The pattern is taken from a shawl or cloak which appears in a portrait of Louie Pasteur's mother. The portrait was drawn in pastels when Pasteur was just 13 years old. The information came Marie-Claude Fortier researching the life of Pasteur. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 2.44
- Royal Warrant Holders (Corporate) — ΔT 2.44
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.
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