Nairn
Bands: RBGKR · Stripes: R DB G K R R DB G K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 5 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=3089
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 3089
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 1331
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1331
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
R/8 DB32 G16 K64 R/8

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 #2A418A | 0.06 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacArthur of Milton (Clan) — ΔT 1.04
- Britannia — ΔT 1.05
- Mayer, Chris (Personal) — ΔT 1.06
- MacArthur of Milton Hunting Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 700. Earliest known date: 1823 This is the older of the two MacArthur setts, which links the clan with the Campbells. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.11
- Givens (Arizona) — ΔT 1.12
- The Harbour Town, Hilton Head — ΔT 1.23
- Givens (Arizona) — ΔT 1.28
- Fibonacci7 — ΔT 1.28
- Glen Nevis #1 (Fashion) — ΔT 1.28
- Sandberg — ΔT 1.31
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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