Setting Plaster is one of those clever pinks that behaves like a neutral — soft, plastery, a touch of warmth without ever tipping into nursery. The golden rule is to keep everything around it warm. Cool whites are the enemy here: put a brilliant blue-white skirting next to Setting Plaster and the wall instantly looks like dirty pink rather than the gentle blush it should be.
For woodwork, stay in Farrow & Ball's own warm white family — Pointing or White Tie. Both have enough yellow underneath to sit quietly against the plaster tone and keep the whole scheme cohesive. That cohesion matters because Setting Plaster works beautifully as a whole-house background neutral, threaded through hallway, landing and bedrooms, so you want trim that travels with it.
For the rooms themselves, lean into muted, slightly dusty companions. Dulux Almost Pistachio (LRV 80.3) is a lovely light green that pairs softly without fighting the warmth — perfect for an adjoining room or a ceiling-adjacent moment. For something with a bit more presence, Paint & Paper Library Slate IV (LRV 67.5) gives you a gentle grey-green that grounds the pink without going cold.
Then bring the depth. Mylands Cigar BH.20 (LRV 11.8) is a rich, aged tobacco-brown that anchors a Setting Plaster scheme beautifully — use it on a piece of joinery, an inner door or a panelled section. In textiles, muted berry, damson and aged terracotta do the same job: they add real depth without disrupting the hush.
The "but what about a feature wall?" question — honestly, Setting Plaster rarely needs one. It's at its best wrapping a whole room, trim included, with one deep accent doing the heavy lifting.
Practical tip: always test against your warm white trim choice on the same board, in both daylight and lamplight. North-facing rooms push the pink cooler, so that warm white becomes even more essential there.