Brecheen
Bands: KRKYRYRYR · Stripes: K R K LO R LO R LO R K R K LO R LO R LO R
This was sourced from register-of-tartans. It is a 9 band tartan.
Original link https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=5078
Register references
External register numbers recorded for this tartan.
- Scottish Register of Tartans: 5078
- Scottish Tartans Authority (ITI): 3727
Thread count
DR/8 DY4 DR4 DY4 DR4 DY56 K56 DR4 K/12

Palette
Each colour and its ΔE from the base-6 reference it is a variant of.
| Colour | Shade | Base | ΔE (OKLab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR | #8C0000 #8C0000 | R #CC0000 | 0.14 |
| DY | #C88C00 #C88C00 | Y #F2BF00 | 0.15 |
| K | #000000 #000000 | K #000000 | 0.00 |
Nearest tartans
The nearest existing variants by ΔTartan distance.
- Brecheen (Name) — ΔT 0.33
- Johnston Orange/Black (Corporate) — ΔT 0.92
- Stewart of Atholl — ΔT 1.24
- Johnston Orange/Black — ΔT 1.33
- Stewart of Athol — ΔT 1.37
- Kerr — ΔT 1.42
- MacQuarrie 6 — ΔT 1.43
- Thain, dress — ΔT 1.51
- Barbecue Plaid (Fashion) — ΔT 1.52
- Campbell 'Camel' — ΔT 1.56
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.
ID: /setts/s9/k3r1k14lo14r1lo1r1lo1r2~x4/