Downs
Bands: BYGWGRKR · Stripes: DB LY DG W DG R K R DB LY DG W DG R K R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=969
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 969
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 7105
Thread count
DB/20 Y4 DG4 LN2 DG36 R2 K90 R/4

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 |
| DG | #003820 #003820 | G #006100 | 0.15 |
| 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.
- Downs (Name) — ΔT 0.60
- Henschke, Felix (Personal) — ΔT 0.75
- RCACA — ΔT 1.04
- Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association (Australia) — ΔT 1.39
- CAL FIRE Local 2881 — ΔT 1.45
- Pilkington (2016) — ΔT 1.49
- Heart of Scotland (Fashion) — ΔT 1.52
- Raymond of Doune — ΔT 1.53
- Pictou County — ΔT 1.56
- Police College Tulliallan — ΔT 1.57
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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