Nova Scotia Dress #2
Bands: RYGBGBGYGYGBGBGY · Stripes: R LY G DB G DB G LR G LR G DB G DB G LY R LY G DB G DB G LR G LR G DB G DB G LY
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 16 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=3204
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 3204
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 937
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 937
Thread count
R/6 Y10 G32 DB16 G8 DB8 G8 N76 G8 N76 G8 DB8 G8 DB16 G32 Y/10

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #1C0070 #1C0070 | B #2A418A | 0.14 |
| DR | #880000 #880000 | R #CC0000 | 0.15 |
| DY | #D09800 #D09800 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.12 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| N | #B8B8B8 #B8B8B8 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Cameron Boyle, The (Personal) — ΔT 0.91
- Glenorchy #2 — ΔT 1.13
- Wiseman Dairies Corporate Tartan Tartan Number: 2393. Earliest known date: 1997 The colours and the sett are inspired by the well known black and white graphic designs of Wiseman's milk and cream packets, a moving landmark of the early morning City of Edinburgh. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.15
- Wiseman, Robert (Corporate) — ΔT 1.17
- Hutt #1 (Personal) — ΔT 1.19
- Shedor (2013) — ΔT 1.21
- MacDowall — ΔT 1.22
- Maine Dirigo — ΔT 1.22
- Ross Hunting Dress — ΔT 1.22
- Courtet-Meyer (Personal) — ΔT 1.24
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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