Quote Originally Posted by Juggalotus
I was expecting something mostly blue with some white in it (and possibly some black).

Although that does look nice as well.
???? I have never seen a maple leaf with blue, black or white in it

For those that don't know about this tartan, it is a Canadian tartan. The colours of the maple leaf through the changing seasons became the basis for the tartan designed by David Weiser in 1964. Known officially as the Maple leaf tartan, the pattern incorporates the green of the leaves' summer foliage, the gold which appears in early autumn, the red which appears with the coming of the first frost, and the brown tones of the fallen leaves.

here is a good reference: http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/o6_e.cfm