Blue Brough from Orkney
Bands: BKBBKRKBBYBBK · Stripes: DB K DB N K R K N DB LY DB N K DB K DB N K R K N DB LY DB N K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 13 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=10463
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 10463
Thread count
DB/4 K4 DB2 N2 K4 R14 K4 N4 DB23 Y6 DB54 N8 K/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #000080 #000080 | B #2A418A | 0.14 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #666666 #666666 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
| R | #FF0000 #FF0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.11 |
| Y | #FFE600 #FFE600 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.10 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- X Marks the Scot — ΔT 1.23
- Kang (Personal) — ΔT 1.26
- Niagara Region — ΔT 1.27
- Crombie, Harry (Personal) — ΔT 1.30
- Blue Rust — ΔT 1.33
- Gemmell Blue (2001) (Personal) — ΔT 1.36
- Wcwm 1105 — ΔT 1.36
- British Caledonian Airways #3 — ΔT 1.36
- Anthony Plaid Blue — ΔT 1.37
- Suffolk County Police (Corporate) — ΔT 1.37
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/s13/db4k4db2n2k4r14k4n4db23ly6db54n8k4/