Crubin Plaid (MacPherson)
Bands: BRYRKBYRKRYGWKR · Stripes: T R LY R K T LY R K R LY G W K R T R LY R K T LY R K R LY G W 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=4844
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 4844
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 3854
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
B/14 R8 Y18 R3 K18 B72 Y18 R8 K2 R8 Y18 G72 LN2 K4 R/320

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #5C8CA8 #5C8CA8 | B #2A418A | 0.23 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| Y | #FCCC00 #FCCC00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.04 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacPherson, The Crubin Plaid — ΔT 0.34
- MacPherson (Crubin Plaid) — ΔT 0.42
- MacKintosh 8 — ΔT 0.67
- Chattan (Clan) — ΔT 0.88
- Stuart/Stewart of Rothesay — ΔT 0.96
- Fennell Grandmothers (Personal) — ΔT 0.97
- Clan Chattan — ΔT 1.00
- MacFarhadian (Personal) — ΔT 1.02
- Clan Chattan — ΔT 1.12
- Clan Chattan — ΔT 1.12
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/s15/r320k4w2g72ly18r8k2r8ly18t72k18r3ly18r8t14/