Cranston
Bands: GBGBGBGR · Stripes: G T G T G T G R G T G T G T G R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=795
Attestations
This cloth appears in 2 source records; the oldest owns this page.
- 01/01/1842 — Cranston (register-of-tartans, record)
- 1842 — Cranston (Clan) (tartans-authority, record)
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 795
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 706
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 706
Thread count
G/28 B4 G4 B4 G6 B12 Ga24 R/4

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #5C8CA8 #5C8CA8 | B #2A418A | 0.23 |
| G | #006818 #006818 | G #006100 | 0.02 |
| Ga | #289C18 #289C18 | G #006100 | 0.19 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Daks, Tartan-Loden — ΔT 1.26
- Universal Ancient International Tartan Tartan Number: 136. Earliest known date: Canada This design is different in warp and weft. The display gives the general appearance only. Produced to celebrate American tourism is Scotland. The colours are taken from the flags of the two nations and the Atlantic Ocean that separates them. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.43
- Cranstoun — ΔT 1.51
- Harkness Htg (Name) — ΔT 1.52
- Daks (Loden) — ΔT 1.54
- Keogh Hunting (Name) — ΔT 1.56
- City of Vancouver (Commemorative) — ΔT 1.66
- MacKinnon, hunting — ΔT 1.69
- Universal, Ancient — ΔT 1.71
- Ancient Universal (Fashion?) — ΔT 1.74
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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