diff --git a/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.cpp b/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.cpp
index f699ec828f0ec714da18940b61fab23381cc5c41..81923d1ed6086d5414398299d729aad5d5d8621a 100644
--- a/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.cpp
+++ b/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.cpp
@@ -307,8 +307,10 @@ void QPixelTool::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
         break;
 #if QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
     case Qt::Key_C:
-        if (e->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier)
+        if (e->modifiers().testFlag(Qt::ControlModifier))
             copyToClipboard();
+        else
+            copyColorToClipboard();
         break;
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
     case Qt::Key_S:
@@ -448,6 +450,8 @@ void QPixelTool::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *e)
 #if QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
     menu.addAction(QLatin1String("Copy to clipboard"),
                    this, &QPixelTool::copyToClipboard, QKeySequence::Copy);
+    menu.addAction(QLatin1String("Copy color value to clipboard"),
+                   this, &QPixelTool::copyColorToClipboard, Qt::Key_C);
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
 
     menu.addSeparator();
@@ -640,6 +644,11 @@ void QPixelTool::copyToClipboard()
 {
     QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setPixmap(m_buffer);
 }
+
+void QPixelTool::copyColorToClipboard()
+{
+    QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(QColor(m_currentColor).name());
+}
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
 
 void QPixelTool::saveToFile()
diff --git a/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.h b/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.h
index beb786fd25cf0b5fb8613716b9c185f460d72729..3fa9f1e7e83d0b8c43c93ff6f50645428bf9017b 100644
--- a/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.h
+++ b/src/pixeltool/qpixeltool.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public slots:
     void setZoomVisible(bool visible);
 #if QT_CONFIG(clipboard)
     void copyToClipboard();
+    void copyColorToClipboard();
 #endif
     void saveToFile();
     void increaseGridSize() { setGridSize(m_gridSize + 1); }