First pixel white check

gistfile1.java

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

...

public static boolean isFirstPixelWhite(String imageFilename) throws IOException {
    BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(new File(imageFilename));
    int color = image.getRGB(0, 0);
    return color == Color.WHITE.getRGB();
}