Hunting McLeod colors?

[Iolaus]

Can anyone tell me what colors are in the SWK Hunting McLeod tartan? I can easily make out the yellow and red stripes, and I can tell that there are other colors in the darker panels, but I can't tell what they are; even the swatches I find on line are too dark to tell for sure.

[Colin]

Can anyone tell me what colors are in the SWK Hunting McLeod tartan? I can easily make out the yellow and red stripes, and I can tell that there are other colors in the darker panels, but I can't tell what they are; even the swatches I find on line are too dark to tell for sure.

Looks like the red and yellow are the two stripes with blue/green/and black (possibly black watch) as the background.



I am sure Stillwater has the same set up.

[Iolaus]

That swatch is a lot lighter than the ones I found before! You're right, it does look like blue, green and black.

[Colin]

That swatch is a lot lighter than the ones I found before! You're right, it does look like blue, green and black.

If I am not mistaken, it is very similar to the MacKenzie tartan except that the white stripe has been replaced with a yellow one. I remember hearing something about this before, but can't remember which one came first. I bet Matt, Todd, or Barb has more on this......

MacKenzie


MacLeod

[Robin]

Or...MacLaren.

[macwilkin]

Colin,

You were "spot on" wi' your comparion with the Mackenzie tartan:

The "McLeod" tartan (also known as McLeod of Harris) was a Black Watch variation (yellow and red over-stripes) adopted by Maj-Gen. John (Mackenzie), Lord Macleod upon raising the 73rd McLeod Highlanders in 1777 (renumbered 71st in 1786). The tartan was originally called Mackenzie, not to be confused with the Mackenzie tartan worn by the successor Highland Light Infantry, although the yellow stripes may have originally been the buff of the early Mackenzie pattern, which changed to white ca. 1800.

-- http://www.regiments.org/tradition/tartans/mcleod.htm

Cheers,

Todd

[Iolaus]

Thanks for your help, everyone.

I have problems with oranges and greens, due to a color perception deficiency, and it helps to know what I'm buying before I get it. I bought a Dress Gordon on eBay, thinking it had a lot of blue, black, grey and white, with a little bit of yellow (and that was after looking at swatches, the way I'm doing now), and even when I had it in my hands, I had to hold it close to be able to tell that the "grey" was actually green!!

As you may expect, I hear a lot of "That doesn't match, not even close!!!" from my wife, especially when I pick up something green, thinking it's some shade of brown, or vice-versa. I have to stick with blacks, greys, blues and/or reds if I'm going to attempt to dress myself, and even then I can get it wrong! It was so much easier in jeans; they coordinated with anything!