Painting suppliers would usually allow you to “try on” a color before you commit to the time and expense of painting an entire room.
Interior designers and professional painters do a “brush out” when deciding on color. This entails applying paint to a small section of the wall or several walls to see how the color looks in the actual environment. By sampling a color at home, you’ll get the most accurate sense of how the color will actually look in the room.

Sampling paint colors is a great idea when you’ve come to a color selection crossroad such as:

Deciding between several shades and tints of a particular color: light, medium or dark color.

Seeing how different undertones of a color (vibrant yellow, grayed-yellow, green-yellow, etc.) affect the feel of the room (energized, peaceful).

Experimenting with several very different colors before deciding on a color scheme for the room.

Seeing how a particular color in a room will “flow” with the colors in adjoining rooms.

Determining how a particular color works with other colors in the room such as a vibrant rug.

Seeing how a particular color is enhanced by lighting conditions.

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