Hexadecimal annotation for colors, is it faster?

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Hi,

The title says it all, I’d like to know if calling colors with hexadecimal annotations is faster than the usual color(255, 0, 0) for instance.

Thanks

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The best way to answer questions like this is to try it out. Create a sketch that uses a million colors in different notations, and add some logic that records how long it takes. I’d be curious to hear about your results, so make sure you report back!

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A literal value is faster than any function or even an expression. :speedboat:
Especially considering that color() in particular isn’t very performant! :snail:

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Thanks @GoToLoop

I suspected the color() function to be slower but wasn’t certain. Now I am.

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