diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.js b/packages/core/src/index.js
index 7cf6f8db..ff3f73a1 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.js
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ class Jimp extends EventEmitter {
       return throwError.call(this, "x and y must be numbers", cb);
 
     const idx = this.getPixelIndex(x, y);
-    const hex = this.bitmap.data.readUInt32BE(idx);
+    const hex = this.bitmap.data.readUInt32LE(idx);
 
     if (isNodePattern(cb)) {
       cb.call(this, null, hex);