diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
index e22f836e07f..11c31fcaf26 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/game.dm
@@ -450,22 +450,13 @@ proc/get_candidates(be_special_flag=0)
 	return mobs_found
 
 /proc/GetRedPart(const/hexa)
-	var/hex = uppertext(hexa)
-	var/hi = text2ascii(hex, 2)
-	var/lo = text2ascii(hex, 3)
-	return (((hi >= 65 ? hi - 55 : hi - 48) << 4) | (lo >= 65 ? lo - 55 : lo - 48))
+	return hex2num(copytext(hexa,2,4))
 
 /proc/GetGreenPart(const/hexa)
-	var/hex = uppertext(hexa)
-	var/hi = text2ascii(hex, 4)
-	var/lo = text2ascii(hex, 5)
-	return (((hi >= 65 ? hi - 55 : hi - 48) << 4) | (lo >= 65 ? lo - 55 : lo - 48))
+	return hex2num(copytext(hexa,4,6))
 
 /proc/GetBluePart(const/hexa)
-	var/hex = uppertext(hexa)
-	var/hi = text2ascii(hex, 6)
-	var/lo = text2ascii(hex, 7)
-	return (((hi >= 65 ? hi - 55 : hi - 48) << 4) | (lo >= 65 ? lo - 55 : lo - 48))
+	return hex2num(copytext(hexa,6,8))
 
 /proc/GetHexColors(const/hexa)
 	var/hex = uppertext(hexa)