MacNab #4
Bands: RGRGR · Stripes: R DG R DG R R DG R DG R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 5 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2667
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2667
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1503
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
R/170 G12 R6 G6 Ra/172

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
| Ra | #C82828 #C82828 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacNab 2 — ΔT 1.11
- Ferguson Red, George (Architect) — ΔT 3.57
- Loch Garth — ΔT 4.01
- Burns' Birthplace (Commem) — ΔT 4.26
- Weathered Cyclist (Corporate) — ΔT 4.32
- Bryce — ΔT 4.39
- Miyuki, House Check Tan, 1004A — ΔT 4.41
- Harmony, 12 — ΔT 4.48
- Lewis (Welsh Name) — ΔT 4.62
- Unnamed Brown (Teddy Bear) — ΔT 4.77
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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