Benson (New England)
Bands: KBKRYRK · Stripes: K B K R LR R K K B K R LR R K
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 7 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=249
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/2004 — Benson (New England) (register-of-tartans, record)
- pre 2004 — Benson (Name) (tartans-authority, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 249
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6465
Thread count
K/32 B4 K16 R6 N6 R6 K/16
Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #1474B4 #1474B4 | B #2A418A | 0.15 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| N | #B8B8B8 #B8B8B8 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.17 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Black (symmetrical) — ΔT 0.58
- Black 1990 (Name) — ΔT 0.79
- Cowe (Personal) — ΔT 1.16
- London Fog Black 2 (fashion) — ΔT 1.21
- Anzac (Fashion) — ΔT 1.24
- Justus Family Tartan Tartan Number: 2100. Earliest known date: 1990 Submitted as the Justus family sett but awaits the approval of the proposed Justus Family Society of North America. Sample supplied in 9 tpi. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.32
- St. Eloi — ΔT 1.33
- Punky Princess (Fashion) — ΔT 1.48
- Modowny — ΔT 1.52
- New Zealand District Tartan Tartan Number: 3250. Earliest known date: 2000 Designed as a District sett by Timely Marketing Promotions, Christchurch, New Zealand See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.59
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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