Nicolson of Tiree & Coll (Clan)
Bands: BKBRBG · Stripes: DP K DT R DB G DP K DT R DB G
This was sourced from tartans-authority. It is a 6 band tartan.
Original link http://www.tartansauthority.com/tartan-ferret/display/7870/
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- pre 2009 — Nicolson of Tiree & Coll (Clan) (tartans-authority, record)
- undated — Nicolson of Tiree & Coll (register-of-tartans, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5817
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 7870
Thread count
G/12 DB32 R44 DBa12 K8 P/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 |
| DBa | #003C64 #003C64 | B #2A418A | 0.08 |
| G | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| P | #780078 #780078 | B #2A418A | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Nicolson of Lewis (Clan?) — ΔT 0.90
- Ryan/Fehder (Personal) — ΔT 1.09
- Feis An Eilein — ΔT 1.10
- Feis An Eilein (Corporate) — ΔT 1.12
- Lord's Own Highlanders (Corporate) — ΔT 1.15
- Sustainability (Fashion) — ΔT 1.26
- Galway County Crest (Fashion) — ΔT 1.35
- Lanark (Fashion #1) — ΔT 1.36
- Eichelberger (Perrsonal) — ΔT 1.39
- Bro-Menez Are (Corporate) — ΔT 1.44
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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