Cool vs. warm hues

Passanie

So we want to paint our living room and entryway a pale gray, and then decorate with pops of color. I'd like a warm gray and for it not to look like a cold museum or something. I can see the difference between warm and cool hues when on someone's wall, but am staring at these paint chips wondering to tell if it will be a cool or warm hue. Obviously, I'll get samples and try them on the wall, but I'm not sure I'll be able to tell with that small amount. Thoughts?

TarHeels&Rebels

Compare the paint chips side by side. With painter's tape, tape a large sheet of white paper to your wall, then tape up all the chips you're considering. When you see them together, you'll be able to see which ones go blue or green or yellow, etc. I'd stay far away from ones with hints of blue and purple - those are the concrete ones to me. Then when you narrow it down, buy samples of each and paint large swaths on the wall. 

 Try checking out the paint bio in my siggy for some virtual examples.  

MommyLiberty5013

I think the store displays the chips in order of hues too. So, warm and cool hues would be in the same column or row. Or, you could check online and perhaps the name of the color has info associated with it. It could take the guess work out.