Matheson (WCWM)
Bands: GRGBRGRGRGRGRGBRGRGRG · Stripes: G R G DB R G R G R G R G R G DB R G R G R G G R G DB R G R G R G R G R G DB R G R G R G
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 21 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5026
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5026
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 3462
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
G/8 DR4 G8 DB8 DR4 G4 DR4 G4 DR8 G6 DR4 G4 DR4 G8 DB8 DR36 G4 DR4 G4 DR8 G/8

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 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacDonald of Aird & Valley (Clan?) — ΔT 1.18
- Matheson (Clan) — ΔT 1.20
- Glenfarclas Distillery — ΔT 1.32
- Matheson (Lochcarron) — ΔT 1.36
- MacRae of Inverinate (Clan) — ΔT 1.43
- Inverness Fencibles — ΔT 1.50
- Stewart of Killiecrankie — ΔT 1.53
- Bruce, Old — ΔT 1.54
- Robertson 3 — ΔT 1.54
- Ulster (Red) — ΔT 1.55
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/s21/g4r4g2r2g2r18db4g4r2g2r2g3r4g2r2g2r2db4g4r2g4~x2/