Whitson
Bands: KGYKBRBRBRBKYGKW · Stripes: K Y LO K N R N R N R N K LO Y K LB K Y LO K N R N R N R N K LO Y K LB
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 16 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=4617
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 4617
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 1422
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1422
Thread count
K/4 N76 DY4 K76 G52 DR8 G16 DR8 G16 DR8 G52 K76 DY4 N76 K4 Na/16

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| DY | #D09800 #D09800 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.12 |
| G | #0C585C #0C585C | B #2A418A | 0.12 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #3C6040 #3C6040 | G #006100 | 0.08 |
| Na | #C0C0C0 #C0C0C0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Gow Hunting #2 — ΔT 0.89
- Paget Family Tartan Tartan Number: 2072. Earliest known date: 1992 Designed as a 'Family' tartan and woven by Peter MacDonald in Crieff. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.91
- Clack (Personal) — ΔT 0.95
- Empire Golf Check — ΔT 1.00
- Buchanan Hunting (Mackinlay strip) — ΔT 1.04
- Empire Golf Check (Fashion) — ΔT 1.06
- Balmaha — ΔT 1.07
- Adams (Name) — ΔT 1.08
- Barbecue Presbyterian Church (Corp) — ΔT 1.09
- Barbecue Presbyterian Church — ΔT 1.09
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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