MacPherson #7
In pattern RBRGYKBKBKBRWKR.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 15 stripes tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2708
Thread count
R/12 B4 R12 G20 Y2 K20 B12 K2 B4 K2 B12 R12 LN4 K4 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 #2C4084 | 0.00 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006400 | 0.08 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F4F4F0 | 0.06 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #C80000 | 0.04 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #E8C000 | 0.00 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacPherson Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1411. Earliest known date: 1886 James Grant took all of the seventy two tartans in his book from actual specimens in use at the time (1886). Grants version shows a slight reduction in the red ground showing the Victorian trend towards more compact setts. Worn by the Victoria Police pipe band (Australia). See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.53
- MacPherson #6 — ΔT 0.57
- Prince Albert — ΔT 0.63
- MacPherson 10 — ΔT 0.72
- Caledonia - 1819 (Wilsons') No.155 — ΔT 0.78
- MacPherson 9 — ΔT 0.82
- Prince Albert — ΔT 0.82
- Alberta Caledonia (Corporate) — ΔT 0.83
- Riley-Utter Union (Personal) — ΔT 0.87
- Tawain Scottish (Commemorative) — ΔT 0.88
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 15726 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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