diff --git a/binding/Binding/Definitions.cs b/binding/Binding/Definitions.cs
index a05a27c5e7..8e66cb6095 100644
--- a/binding/Binding/Definitions.cs
+++ b/binding/Binding/Definitions.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ public override int GetHashCode ()
 		{
 			return (int) color;
 		}
+
+		public static implicit operator SKColor (uint color)
+		{
+			return new SKColor (color);
+		}
+
+		public static explicit operator uint (SKColor color)
+		{
+			return color.color;
+		}
 	}
 
 	[Flags]
diff --git a/binding/Binding/SkiaApi.cs b/binding/Binding/SkiaApi.cs
index 03e903d9f8..3b8b2c3ada 100755
--- a/binding/Binding/SkiaApi.cs
+++ b/binding/Binding/SkiaApi.cs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ internal static class SkiaApi
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public extern static void sk_paint_set_verticaltext(sk_paint_t t, bool v);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public extern static SKColor sk_paint_get_color(sk_paint_t t);
+		public extern static UInt32 sk_paint_get_color(sk_paint_t t);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public extern static void sk_paint_set_color(sk_paint_t t, SKColor color);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@ internal static class SkiaApi
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public extern static void sk_bitmap_erase_rect(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, SKColor color, ref SKRectI rect);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public extern static SKColor sk_bitmap_get_pixel_color(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, int x, int y);
+		public extern static UInt32 sk_bitmap_get_pixel_color(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, int x, int y);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		public extern static SKColor sk_bitmap_get_index8_color(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, int x, int y);
+		public extern static UInt32 sk_bitmap_get_index8_color(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, int x, int y);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
 		public extern static void sk_bitmap_set_pixel_color(sk_bitmap_t cbitmap, int x, int y, SKColor color);
 		[DllImport(SKIA, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]