MacKean (Personal)
Bands: RKRKBKW · Stripes: R K R K B K W R K R K B 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=2508
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 2508
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 1442
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1442
Thread count
R/16 K36 R12 K36 B54 K4 W/6

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 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| W | #FCFCFC #FCFCFC | W #F7F7F7 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- MacTavish / Thom(p)son, hunting — ΔT 0.95
- Yusra Personal Tartan Tartan Number: 10455. Earliest known date: 6th April 2011 The colours used in the design are based on the colours of the Malaysian flag (blue/navy, red, yellow and white/cream) to represent the country of origin of part of the Yusra family. A woven sample of this tartan has been received by the Scottish Register of Tartans for permanent preservation in the National Archives of Scotland. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 0.96
- Highland Spring Dress (2004) — ΔT 1.01
- Ardmore (Fashion) — ΔT 1.04
- Dunbog Primary (School) — ΔT 1.04
- Kilgour — ΔT 1.07
- Greyhound Grenadiers (Corporate) — ΔT 1.09
- Cavan County Crest (Fashion) — ΔT 1.10
- Greystone (Burberry Grey) — ΔT 1.13
- Kilgour — ΔT 1.13
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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