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Is this due to an increase in calculation steps to convert dec to binary over hex to binary?
That hex constants are faster than decimal constants is well-known, and libraries (in particular) are often written with that in mind. I know, for example, that David Williams' GFXLIB uses hex constants extensively.
I would argue that the reason why hex is faster is of no relevance whatever; I do not discuss the internal implementation of BB4W in that kind of detail.
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