MacRae #2
Bands: GKGRGKBKBKGWGKR · Stripes: DG K DG R DG K DB K DB K DG W DG K R DG K DG R DG K DB K DB K DG W DG K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 15 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2739
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2739
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 799
Thread count
G/12 K6 G14 R6 G12 K26 B26 K6 B26 K26 G6 LN6 G12 K6 R/8

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 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| 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.
- MacKean dress Family/Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 2339. Earliest known date: 1995 This was designed as a special design for silk squares woven by D C Dalgliesh. Assumption is that all these New Zealand MacKeans are Personal tartans rather than Clan/Family. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.81
- Black Watch Plaid of Pipers — ΔT 0.81
- Not Specified #2 — ΔT 0.84
- MacKenzie MINI Clan Miniature Tartan Tartan Number: 2677. Earliest known date: 1778 Generated for Dupion Silk Stock list for display purpose. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.89
- Price-Powell (Personal) — ΔT 0.89
- Terre D'Ecosse — ΔT 0.91
- MacEwen/MacEwan — ΔT 0.92
- MacKenzie Morgan — ΔT 0.96
- MacLachlan Hunting — ΔT 0.98
- Arndt (Personal) — ΔT 1.01
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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