Ruthven
Bands: RGRBGY · Stripes: R DG R DB DG LR R DG R DB DG LR
This was sourced from weddslist. It is a 6 band tartan.
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Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2540
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2625
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 3555
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 1429
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 218
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1429
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 218
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 864
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
DR/2 DG1 DR30 DB18 DG15 N/3

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #000052 #000052 | B #2A418A | 0.20 |
| DG | #11450D #11450D | G #006100 | 0.09 |
| DR | #AA0000 #AA0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.07 |
| N | #AAAAAA #AAAAAA | Y #F2BF00 | 0.19 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Ruthven — ΔT 0.00
- Ruthven — ΔT 0.72
- Fraser — ΔT 1.01
- Carson Red (Personal) — ΔT 1.10
- Ruthven — ΔT 1.11
- Hunter of Bute (Clan ?) — ΔT 1.20
- Nibley (Personal) — ΔT 1.25
- Abernethy (Colerain USA) (Personal) — ΔT 1.27
- Fraser (1745) — ΔT 1.28
- Finlaggan — ΔT 1.28
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.
ID: /setts/s6/lr3dg15db18r30dg1r2/