MacPherson #3
In pattern BYRKBWYRKRYWGWKRW.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 17 stripe tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2704
Also known as
This cloth is also recorded under:
- MacPherson #3
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2704
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 682
Thread count
B/6 Y10 R8 K8 B28 LN6 Y8 R8 K4 R8 Y8 LN6 G34 LN6 K6 R44 LN/6

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 #2A418A | 0.01 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacPherson 4 — ΔT 0.38
- MacPherson #2 — ΔT 0.60
- MacPherson 5 — ΔT 0.64
- Harrods — ΔT 0.78
- Stuart/Stewart - Prince Charles Edward — ΔT 0.81
- Harrods (Corporate) — ΔT 0.81
- Wilson's No.083 — ΔT 0.86
- Dundee (2003) — ΔT 0.87
- Wilson's No.227 — ΔT 0.93
- Wexford County Crest (Fashion) — ΔT 0.98
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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