MacPhail Hunting
Bands: RBKGKW · Stripes: R DB K DG K W R DB K DG K W
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 6 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=2697
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2697
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1367
Thread count
LN/4 K4 G32 K28 B46 R/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #2C4084 #2C4084 | B #2A418A | 0.01 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #DC0000 #DC0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.03 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacWilliam Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1417. Earliest known date: pre 1880 Mentioned in the pattern book 'Clans Originaux' produced in Paris in 1880 by J. Claude Fres Et Cie. It is similar in style and colour to the MacKay tartan both from Sutherland in the North of Scotland See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.65
- Russell or Mitchell or Hunter or Galbraith — ΔT 0.65
- Corey in Balachuirn — ΔT 0.66
- MacLeod Small Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 15833. Earliest known date: See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.69
- MacThomas Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 407. Earliest known date: 1975 Designed by David Thomas - former director of the Strathmore Woollen Co. in Forfar who still (in 2011) weave this tartan. Adopted by Clan Society in 1975, and registered with Lord Lyon in 1979. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.71
- Paterson Blue (Personal) — ΔT 0.72
- MacPhedran/MacFadzean — ΔT 0.75
- MacThomas (Clan) — ΔT 0.75
- Deloughery, Paul — ΔT 0.77
- Lyle and Scott — ΔT 0.77
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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