Abel (2015)
Bands: BGWBYGBKRYKYRK · Stripes: DB G W DB LY G DB K R LR K LR R K DB G W DB LY G DB K R LR K LR R K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 14 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=11368
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 11368
Thread count
DB/44 G44 W12 DB8 Y14 G40 DB48 K40 LR4 N48 K12 N48 LR4 K/40

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| G | #007800 #007800 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LR | #E87878 #E87878 | R #CC0000 | 0.19 |
| N | #A0A0A0 #A0A0A0 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.21 |
| W | #FFFFFF #FFFFFF | W #F7F7F7 | 0.02 |
| Y | #FCCC00 #FCCC00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.04 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Culloden 1746 Artefact Tartan Tartan Number: 7422. Earliest known date: 1746 Count from the original Culloden coat discovered and later examined by Peter MacDonald on display at the Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.03
- Gordon, Red — ΔT 1.08
- Redgate (Connecticut) Dress — ΔT 1.11
- Stuart/Stewart Black #3 — ΔT 1.12
- Land's End (Unnamed Maroon) (Personal) — ΔT 1.13
- MacKenzie Dress — ΔT 1.17
- Redgate Dress (Name) — ΔT 1.17
- Redgate (Name) — ΔT 1.19
- Stewart Black — ΔT 1.22
- Gordon Red — ΔT 1.25
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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