BABC
Bands: RBWBBBRW · Stripes: R DT W DT DB DT R W R DT W DT DB DT R W
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 8 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=157
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 157
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 6826
Variants
Other setts woven to the same stripe pattern.
Thread count
R/3 DB4 W2 DB33 DBa32 DB2 R4 W/3

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB | #003C64 #003C64 | B #2A418A | 0.08 |
| DBa | #2C2C80 #2C2C80 | B #2A418A | 0.06 |
| R | #C80000 #C80000 | R #CC0000 | 0.01 |
| W | #F8F8F8 #F8F8F8 | W #F7F7F7 | 0.00 |
Sample pattern

Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- B.A.B.C. (Corporate) — ΔT 0.00
- Dawson-Nunes (Personal) — ΔT 1.27
- Wcwm 1475-2 — ΔT 1.31
- Auckland (Fashion) — ΔT 1.41
- Elgin City Band — ΔT 1.45
- Moray Council — ΔT 1.46
- Slanj Dress (Corporate) — ΔT 1.50
- Royal Scottish Corporation — ΔT 1.51
- Royal Highland Yacht Club (Corporate — ΔT 1.51
- Federal Bureau of Investigation — ΔT 1.51
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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