MacDonald, Flora (Artefact)
In pattern BKBKBKBKBKBKBKBKBKBKGKBKBKBKBKBKB.
This was sourced from tartans-authority. It is a 33 stripes tartan.
Original link http://www.tartansauthority.com/tartan-ferret/display/217/
Thread count
Ba/24 Kb4 Ba4 Kb4 Ba4 Kb22 B14 Ka4 B4 Ka4 B8 Kb1 G6 Kb1 B8 Ka4 B4 Ka4 B14 Kb22 Ba18 Ka24 Ba18 Kb22 Ba24 K6 Ba24 Kb22 Ba4 Kb4 Ba4 Kb4 Ba/24

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 #2C4084 | 0.15 |
| Ba | #1474B4 #1474B4 | B #2C4084 | 0.15 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006400 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| Ka | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| Kb | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Unidentified Wilson sample — ΔT 1.33
- Sacramento City Fire Department — ΔT 1.35
- Flora MacDonald Plaid Artifact Tartan Tartan Number: 217. Earliest known date: 18th C Count from a Wilson sample in the STS collection where it is called a 'plaid Belonging to Flora MacDonald' . STS notes query 2nd White stripe. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.51
- Hart of Scotland — ΔT 1.58
- MacDonald, Flora (Plaid) — ΔT 1.60
- Perthshire Highland Society (Corp) — ΔT 1.65
- Sempill Clan/Family Tartan Tartan Number: 2420. Earliest known date: 1996 The historic connection between the Forbes and the Sempills is the reason for the similarity of the tartans. Sir Thomas Innes of Learney GCVO Lord Lyon 1945 - 1969 suggested that red should be use in the tartan because that colour was in the Sempill chevron. The white in the Forbes was adjusted to light blue as a late change and a further difference. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.68
- Waipu — ΔT 1.71
- Dundee Discovery (Corporate) — ΔT 1.74
- Stinson — ΔT 1.79
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/s33/b24k4b4k4b4k22b24k6b24k22b18k24b18k22b14k4b4k4b8k1g6k1b8k4b4k4b14k22b4k4b4k4b24-b1474b4-g006818-k101010/