I couldn’t seem to find this topic discussed in previous threads so I thought I would bring it up for my own education. I am a novice when it comes to traditional tartans and the history behind each pattern and color scheme used. I have noticed, however, there seems to be tartan colors that are more prevalent than others such as reds, greens and blues. There also seems to be colors not used or rarely used in tartans such as pink. Finally, it seems to me that many of the tartan patterns use the color black or white to “frame” in other colors within the tartan.

Is there an easy to read article or book that explains the patterns and colors make up in tartans?