Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
Whilst the colours are not precise in my photo, I believe they are truer than in the example provided by the Scottish Tartans Authority, where they are dark and dull.
I think it depends on the type of computer monitor one has. On my laptop, the sample you posted looks garish, almost like Day-Glo colours, whilst the STA example looks closer to the real cloth and much prettier. But on your monitor, the photo you have is more true-to-life. It's devilish hard to get anything like a true representation of colours with a computer. That's why I use Pantones (a universal colour-coding system) to specify colours for my tartan designs, when communicating with clients and the weaving houses. Every weaving mill has its own set of standard colours, which is why examples of the same tartan can look quite different when made by different mills.

At any rate, Bruce of Kinnaird is a beautiful tartan!

The half-sett, full-pivot thread count for this tartan is XR48 DG44 K4 CW12 K4 YT4 K30 AA12 AS12 CW4. The AS is the lighter pink stripe. The A means Ancient, but I don't know what the S designates. Matt, can you clarify that? Also, what would be the usual names applied to XR and CW? I am assuming CW is Clear White -- ? XR is the colour I'm calling Rose. Would you call YT (Yellow Tan) Mustard? And AA (Ancient Azure) Turquoise?