Stirling
In pattern RYBYKYGKWKGYKYBY.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 16 stripe tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=3963
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/1998 — Stirling (register-of-tartans, record)
- undated — Stirling Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 6759. Earliest known date: c1998 One of three tartans designed by Tony Murray of Stirling for the Stirling Clan Society in 1998/1999. Internet poll conducted by Michael Jex and the winning one shown here was chosen by a large majority. Woven by Lochcarron. Clan Stirling society thought to be based in the USA - possibly California. www.clanstirling.org See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 (house-of-tartan, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 3963
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6759
Thread count
N/4 B40 N4 K26 N4 G40 K4 LB8 K4 G40 N4 K26 N4 B40 N4 R/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #1474B4 #1474B4 | B #2A418A | 0.15 |
| Ba | #2888C4 #2888C4 | B #2A418A | 0.21 |
| G | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LB | #98C8E8 #98C8E8 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.18 |
| N | #A0A0A0 #A0A0A0 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.21 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacNicol Htg (Clan) — ΔT 1.01
- Gemmell — ΔT 1.14
- Boston Pipe Band, Greater (Corp) — ΔT 1.17
- Kennedy Dress, (Pendleton) — ΔT 1.17
- Stirling (Clan) — ΔT 1.20
- Holroyd, John (Personal — ΔT 1.23
- State Seal of Kentucky (Fashion) — ΔT 1.28
- Mungall — ΔT 1.30
- Dyce — ΔT 1.33
- Boston Pipe Band, Greater — ΔT 1.34
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 14299 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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