MacAlister Modern (Lochcarron)
Bands: RBRGRBRWRBRWRGGRGGRWRBRWR · Stripes: R T R G R T R W R DB R W R G G R G G R W R DB R W R R T R G R T R W R DB R W R G G R G G R W R DB R W R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 25 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2267
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2267
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6455
Thread count
R/36 B2 R2 G16 R2 B2 R12 LN2 R2 DB8 R2 LN2 R4 G6 Ga2 R4 Ga2 G6 R6 LN2 R2 DB4 R2 LN2 R/16

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #2888C4 #2888C4 | B #2A418A | 0.21 |
| DB | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| Ga | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Stewart/Stuart of Galloway (VS) — ΔT 1.09
- MacDonald of Staffa (Smith's) — ΔT 1.13
- MacDonald of Staffa — ΔT 1.21
- MacDonald of Staffa 3 — ΔT 1.25
- MacDonald of Staffa #4 — ΔT 1.28
- Munro Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 974. Earliest known date: 1810-15 This sett is usually regarded as the correct form of the Munro tartan. It is illustrated by Smibert and the Smith brothers (both works published in 1850). In early versions bright pink replaces the crimson between the three green lines. Munros wear the 'Black Watch' as a Hunting tartan. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.31
- Munro — ΔT 1.32
- MacAlister (Gourlay Steele Collection) — ΔT 1.32
- Stirling Weavers Guild — ΔT 1.32
- MacDonald of Staffa — ΔT 1.33
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.
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