Setting Plaster vs Townhouse Tan paint color comparison

Setting Plaster vs Townhouse Tan

Setting Plaster is a Farrow & Ball color while Townhouse Tan comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 58 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.

Color Details

Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball · 231
Hex#dfc2af
LRV58.0
BrandFarrow & Ball
Number231
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Townhouse Tan
Sherwin-Williams · 7712
Hex#DFC8B5
LRV60.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7712
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Setting Plaster vs Townhouse Tan Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Setting Plaster on one side and Townhouse Tan on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

White Dove
White Dove
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
White Dove vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Ammonite
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Ammonite vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Iron Ore
Iron Ore
Setting Plaster vs Iron Ore
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 6, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Purbeck Stone vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Setting Plaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Evergreen Fog
Evergreen Fog
Setting Plaster vs Evergreen Fog
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Mizzle
Mizzle
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Mizzle vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Setting Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Agreeable Gray
Agreeable Gray
Setting Plaster vs Agreeable Gray
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Accessible Beige
Accessible Beige
Setting Plaster vs Accessible Beige
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Denim Drift
Denim Drift
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Denim Drift vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 27, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

French Gray
French Gray
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
French Gray vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Naval
Naval
Setting Plaster vs Naval
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Tranquil Dawn
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Tranquil Dawn vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Setting Plaster the marginally brighter of the two.

Bancha
Bancha
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Bancha vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 13, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Hardwick White
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Hardwick White vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 44, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Pure White
Pure White
Setting Plaster vs Pure White
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Setting Plaster encloses it.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Artichoke
Artichoke
Setting Plaster vs Artichoke
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Balboa Mist
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Balboa Mist vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Shoji White
Shoji White
Setting Plaster vs Shoji White
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Snowbound
Snowbound
Setting Plaster vs Snowbound
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Pewter Green
Pewter Green
Setting Plaster vs Pewter Green
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 12, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Skimming Stone
Skimming Stone
Setting Plaster vs Skimming Stone
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Dix Blue
Dix Blue
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Dix Blue vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Calamine
Calamine
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Calamine vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Treron
Treron
Setting Plaster vs Treron
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Vintage Vogue vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 12, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Saybrook Sage
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Saybrook Sage vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

At LRV 58 vs 45, Setting Plaster is decisively the brighter choice.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Pale Green
Pale Green
Setting Plaster vs Pale Green
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Pine Needle
Pine Needle
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Pine Needle vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Cement grey
Cement grey
Setting Plaster vs Cement grey
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Setting Plaster reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Guilford Green
Setting Plaster
Setting Plaster
Guilford Green vs Setting Plaster
Farrow & Ball
Setting Plaster
231 · LRV 58

With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.