Forbes (Pendleton-1)
Bands: BGBGKRKGRKRKR · Stripes: DB DG DB DG K R K DG R K R K R DB DG DB DG K R K DG R K R K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 13 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1221
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1221
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 4885
Thread count
DB/24 G4 DB32 G32 K32 DR4 K32 G32 DR24 K24 DR56 K4 DR/24

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #000060 #000060 | B #2A418A | 0.18 |
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| G | #004800 #004800 | G #006100 | 0.08 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Ferguson Britt — ΔT 1.03
- Lysaght Hunting — ΔT 1.22
- Ruben Delanghe (Personal) — ΔT 1.34
- Stuart/Stewart Ancient — ΔT 1.36
- Stewart Ancient (Fashion) — ΔT 1.45
- Murray of Atholl #2 — ΔT 1.46
- Orban-Prentice (Personal) — ΔT 1.46
- Tupper, Sir Charles — ΔT 1.47
- Blackburn Appalachian Htg (Personal) — ΔT 1.49
- Murray of Atholl #3 — ΔT 1.52
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/db6dg1db8dg8k8r1k8dg8r6k6r14k1r6~x4/