'warm-hued' originates from Modern English, combining the adjective 'warm' and the adjective-like form 'hued' (from 'hue'); 'warm' traces back to Old English 'wearm' (from Proto-Germanic *warmaz) meaning 'warm', and 'hue' comes from Middle English 'hue' (from Old French 'hue' and related Old English 'hiw') meaning 'color, appearance'.

'warm' came into English from Old English 'wearm' (Proto-Germanic *warmaz); 'hue' existed in Middle English as 'hue' (from Old French 'hue' and Old English 'hiw'); the compound 'warm-hued' was formed in Modern English by combining these elements to describe color quality.

Initially the components meant 'warm' and 'color/appearance'; when combined as 'warm-hued' the meaning has remained consistent: 'having warm color tones' and has not undergone major semantic shift.