Johnstone/Johnston
Bands: KBKBGKBY · Stripes: K DB K DB DG K DB LY K DB K DB DG K DB LY
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=1900
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 1900
- Scottish Tartans World Register: 1062
Thread count
K/6 B6 K6 B44 G52 K4 B2 Y/6

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | #2C4084 #2C4084 | B #2A418A | 0.01 |
| G | #005020 #005020 | G #006100 | 0.07 |
| K | #101010 #101010 | K #000000 | 0.17 |
| Y | #E8C000 #E8C000 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.02 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- George (Personal) — ΔT 0.98
- MacTaggart — ΔT 1.00
- Maine Acadia (Fashion) — ΔT 1.02
- Dundas Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 1041. Earliest known date: 1842 The Dundas tartan originated in the Vestiarium Scoticum (1842). The design has the traditional green, black, blue background of the Highland military tartans with twin red stripes on the green. Dundas's played an important role in restoring the Highland way of life after the penalties imposed as a result of the '45 rebellion. It was Henry Dundas, who in 1784, introduced the bill to parliament restoring estates forfieted to the Crown after the uprising, following the repeal on the wearing of tartan in 1782. The Chief today is Sir David Dundas of Dundas, Bart. Appears in Edgars 'Old and Rare' See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.03
- Lawrie Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 3202. Earliest known date: 2000 One of a set of three similar designs for Laurie, Lawrie and Lowry, designed by Peter MacDonald for Iain Laurie. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.03
- Hebridean Old.. District Tartan Tartan Number: 249. Earliest known date: pre 2003 Alternative count on 1990 See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.05
- Lowry — ΔT 1.07
- Laurie Clan Tartan Tartan Number: 3201. Earliest known date: 2000 One of a set of three similar designs for Laurie, Lawrie and Lowry, designed by Peter MacDonald for Iain Laurie. See products available Copyright © Blair Urquhart, Comrie, 2015 — ΔT 1.07
- Hunting, The — ΔT 1.19
- Lawrie — ΔT 1.21
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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