Franklin
Bands: BYKYKYRKRBKBKBRKRYKYKYBK · Stripes: B LY K LY K LY R K R B K B K B R K R LY K LY K LY B K B LY K LY K LY R K R B K B K B R K R LY K LY K LY B K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 24 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1246
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1246
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6678
Thread count
B/12 Y20 K4 Y8 K4 Y20 R12 K8 R12 B24 K4 B4 K4 B24 R12 K8 R12 Y20 K4 Y8 K4 Y20 B12 K/8

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 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 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.
- Lamont Heather (Corporate) — ΔT 1.07
- Womble — ΔT 1.43
- Gray, Hamilton John — ΔT 1.53
- Idaho — ΔT 1.59
- Black Watch Dress, Brown/Grey (Fash) — ΔT 1.63
- Black and White — ΔT 1.63
- Douglas Ancient Dress (WCWM) — ΔT 1.64
- Black and White — ΔT 1.68
- Robertson, dress hunting — ΔT 1.68
- Alaskan Scottish — ΔT 1.72
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/s24/b3ly5k1ly2k1ly5r3k2r3b6k1b1k1b6r3k2r3ly5k1ly2k1ly5b3k2~x4/