Buchan
In pattern BKRGRKRGRKBRGRKRKBRKRGR.
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 23 stripes tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=413
Thread count
DB/4 K12 DR4 G54 DR4 K4 DR4 G54 DR4 K12 DB4 DR12 G12 DR4 K48 DR4 K4 DB4 DR4 K48 DR4 G12 DR/12
Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2C4084 | 0.05 |
| DR | #A00000 #A00000 | R #C80000 | 0.09 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006400 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Cumming/Buchan Hunting — ΔT 0.44
- Buchan Cumming MacIntyre District Tartan Tartan Number: 1991. Earliest known date: 1790 Also MacIntyre and Glenorchy. Adopted by the Buchan family around 1965, on account of their long association with the Cummings which began with the marriage of Margaret, daughter of King Edgar, to William Coymen, sheriff of Forfar in 1210. The name, Buchan, though a family name, is territorial in origin. The sett is asymmetrical. There is a sample in the collection of the Highland Society of London, housed in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.45
- Scottish Tourist Board (1981) — ΔT 0.89
- Park Clan/Family Weavers Tartan Tartan Number: 2387. Earliest known date: September 1996 William D. Park wished to have a tartan for himself and family. Can be worn by those of the same name. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.10
- Durie Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 2228. Earliest known date: 1988 When the matriculation of the Durie 'Arms' was updated in June 1988, this tartan was designed for family use by Harry G Lindlay of Kinloch & Anderson of Edinburgh. The design is said to be based on the Argyle & Southern Highlanders regimental tartan - the yellow is from the mess dress (military uniform evening wear) facings (lapels) and the burgundy represents the Durie family's French connections. Andrew, son of Lt. Col. Raymond Varley Dewar Durie succeded his father as clan chieftain in 1999. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.11
- Harbor Club — ΔT 1.26
- Pilette of Kinnear (Personal) — ΔT 1.29
- Ulster (Red) — ΔT 1.35
- Norwich No.023 — ΔT 1.38
- Stewart of Bute — ΔT 1.41
Neighbour map
Every grey dot is one of 15726 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/s23/r12g12r4k48r4b4k4r4k48r4g12r12b4k12r4g54r4k4r4g54r4k12b4-b2c2c80-g006818-k101010-ra00000/