FARROW & BALL PAINT COLOUR
Farrow & Ball Setting Plaster No. 231
A pale, warm pink with the dusty look of fresh plaster. It is lighter and peachier on screen than Sulking Room Pink. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Setting Plaster on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Setting Plaster at a glance
| Brand | Farrow & Ball |
| Colour name | Setting Plaster |
| Code | No. 231 |
| Hex (on screen) | #D9C0AE |
| RGB | 217, 192, 174 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 56 |
| Looks like | Light-to-mid muted sand |
| Undertone | Warm, with a pink-beige cast |
| Popularity | The 2nd most searched Farrow & Ball colour in the planner’s library: about 9,300 searches a month in the UK |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Farrow & Ball colour page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Setting Plaster behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 56, it reflects a good share of light: enough for a whole room, while still reading as a colour rather than a white.
Its undertone is warm. Warm colours hold up well in north-facing rooms, where daylight is cooler, and can look richer or more yellow in strong south-facing light.
Where it tends to be used
Soft plaster pinks are commonly used in bedrooms, sitting rooms and hallways where a warmer alternative to white is wanted.
Try Setting Plaster in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished living room, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colours that pair with Setting Plaster
Suggestions from the same Farrow & Ball range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colours from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Setting Plaster on screen, measured by colour difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Setting Plaster on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Setting Plaster”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colours are premium finishes: you can preview Setting Plaster in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colours in your saved plan.
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Questions
Is Farrow & Ball Setting Plaster warm or cool?
On screen it reads as warm: its undertone is warm, with a pink-beige cast. Check a sample in your own light, as the direction a room faces changes how warm or cool a colour looks.
What is the LRV of Setting Plaster?
Estimated from the on-screen colour, its light reflectance value is about 56 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Setting Plaster from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Dulux Caramel Latte. On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.