The MacPherson tartan provides a varied clan palette; with both Clan Modern and Ancient featuring a red base, with green, blue, yellow, black and white stripes, in differing overcheck designs. This is in contrast to Hunting, which introduces a grey base, with pink, yellow and blue crossing lines. Alongside the Weathered variation, which offers slightly muted tones, all of the styles are woven to form a traditional, Highland pattern. The tartan represents Clan MacPherson of Badenoch, a principal clan of the Chattan Confederation.