McRae, Dress
Bands: RKBWKWBWBWR · Stripes: R K DB W K W DB W DB W R R K DB W K W DB W DB W R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 11 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2903
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2903
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 2800
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
R/4 K12 B8 LN4 K28 LN2 B8 LN32 B4 LN12 R/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 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Walker, dress — ΔT 0.71
- Scott, (MacRae) — ΔT 0.81
- MacRae, Dress — ΔT 0.87
- Ferguson Dress Blue (Dance) — ΔT 0.88
- Auld Lang Syne, Grey (Fashion) — ΔT 0.92
- Walker Dress Family Tartan Tartan Number: 2070. Earliest known date: 1991 R.W.Hawks submitted this tartan via Phil Smith in January 1992. Hawks advised Oct. 1993 that he is agreeable for any Walkers to use this tartan. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.95
- Kyle, Grape (Dance) — ΔT 1.01
- Tommy — ΔT 1.02
- Trillard (Personal) — ΔT 1.04
- Lord Arran (Corporate) — ΔT 1.04
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/r2k6db4w2k14w1db4w16db2w6r2~x2/