diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
index fb342dbe..3ba699ed 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ init -1 python:
         return None
 
     def evaluate(txt):
-        return __import__('ast').literal_eval(txt)
+        try:
+            return __import__('ast').literal_eval(txt)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Error evaluating clipboard data:")
+            print(e)
 
     def reset_variables(*args):
         """Resets the given variables to their default values."""
diff --git a/game/scripts/wardrobe/color_picker.rpy b/game/scripts/wardrobe/color_picker.rpy
index 41b3f2db..5063d038 100644
--- a/game/scripts/wardrobe/color_picker.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/wardrobe/color_picker.rpy
@@ -520,9 +520,10 @@ screen colorpickerscreen(item=None):
             text "Alpha:[cp.alpha]"
 
             if item:
-                textbutton "Colour code: [item.color]":
-                    action Function(set_clipboard, str(item.color))
-                    #alternate [Function(item.set_color, evaluate(get_clipboard()))]
+                $ colorcode = [i.hexcode for i in item.color]
+                textbutton "Colour code: [colorcode]":
+                    action [Function(set_clipboard, json.dumps(colorcode)), Notify("Colorcode copied to clipboard.")]
+                    #alternate [Function(item.set_color, evaluate(str(get_clipboard())))]
                     keysym ["ctrl_K_c"]
                     #alternate_keysym ["ctrl_K_v"]