Setting Plaster vs Smoky Salmon
Setting Plaster (Farrow & Ball) and Smoky Salmon (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Setting Plaster belongs to the beige family and Smoky Salmon to the beige-pink family. The 6-point LRV gap — 58 for Setting Plaster vs 52 for Smoky Salmon — means Setting Plaster will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 7.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Setting Plaster vs Smoky Salmon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Setting Plaster on one side and Smoky Salmon on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Setting Plaster comparisons
See how Setting Plaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 58 vs 6, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Setting Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Setting Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
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Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Setting Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 12, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.