Nicolson of Taransay Hunting (Personal)
Bands: KGYWBBR · Stripes: K G LY W DB DB R K G LY W DB DB R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 7 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5753
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5753
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 7785
Thread count
K/20 G20 Y12 LN12 DBa32 DB12 R/44

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #1C1C50 #1C1C50 | B #2A418A | 0.14 |
| DBa | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| LN | #E0E0E0 #E0E0E0 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.07 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Nicolson of Assynt & Coigach (Name) — ΔT 0.34
- Tipperary County Crest (Fashion) — ΔT 1.14
- Isle of Arran (Personal) — ΔT 1.19
- Bhutan — ΔT 1.19
- Unnamed C19th (Silk Sash) — ΔT 1.27
- Kilkenny County Crest (Fashion) — ΔT 1.32
- Eusa — ΔT 1.42
- Culloden — ΔT 1.56
- Alabama (Fashion) — ΔT 1.57
- Nicolson of Lewis (Clan?) — ΔT 1.60
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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