One of the top pipe bands in the world wears the Ancient Hunting Fraser tartan. Their kilts are lovely. What really jumps out is the brilliant blue. The pleats show this blue across the back.

When I searched the internet for images of this tartan, I was amazed at how different the nominally same tartan looks from weaver to weaver.

This version is like that pipe band's kilts. Note that the blue shines out, and the brown is subdued:



But in many other fabrics the brown predominates. Here's how many look, from a distance a mint green and brown tartan:



Goes to show you can't just order a tartan by name and expect to have any idea what the kilt will look like.