Forbes #4
Bands: BKBKGKW · Stripes: DB K DB K DG K W DB K DB K DG K W
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 7 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1217
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1217
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 301
Thread count
B/2 K2 B12 K12 G12 K2 LN/2

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 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Inneryne (Personal) — ΔT 0.51
- Callum Beg (Fashion) — ΔT 0.67
- Brabender — ΔT 0.68
- Graham of Menteith — ΔT 0.75
- Renfrew — ΔT 0.75
- Ferguson of Balquhidder #2 — ΔT 0.76
- Gallamore — ΔT 0.77
- Graham of Menteith (Clan) — ΔT 0.84
- Campbell of Argyll (Smiths) — ΔT 0.84
- Forbes #3 — ΔT 0.85
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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