diff --git a/adafruit_bluefruit_connect/color_packet.py b/adafruit_bluefruit_connect/color_packet.py
index 9056d84..9524813 100644
--- a/adafruit_bluefruit_connect/color_packet.py
+++ b/adafruit_bluefruit_connect/color_packet.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self, color):
           or an int color value ``0xRRGGBB``
         """
         if isinstance(color, int):
-            self._color = tuple(color.to_bytes("BBB", "big"))
+            self._color = tuple(color.to_bytes(3, "big"))
         elif len(color) == 3 and all(0 <= c <= 255 for c in color):
             self._color = color
         else: