CSS: Which is faster for the browser? color:#fff; or color:#ffffff;

Question

First things first, yes I know the render the same color, my question is is a simple query about speed.

This is just a topic of interest regarding optimising page load s

Answer 1

It depends on the implementation. One browser could take 100 times longer for the long version, and another browser would be the other way around.

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