three.js color of object, not texture - colors

Question

So to explain the weird title first, I am trying to make a 3D avatar for a little project I am working on, however when I try to change the color of the arm on the avatar, it doesn't actually change the color with the texture on it, it changes the color of the white part (not transparent) of the texture, but where it is transparent on the texture it shows white with, as it seems, no lighting.
Before coloring:
After coloring:
The actual texture I am using can be found here: http://imgur.com/SlnOxEw
This is how I am rendering the texture:
var AvatarTexture = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( { map: THREE.ImageUtils.loadTexture('./images/Shirt/vest.png'), shininess: 80, shading: THREE.SmoothShading, alphaMap: 0x000000} );
and the coloring:
object.children[0].material.color.setHex(0xffcc66);
object.children[2].material.color.setHex(0xffcc66);
object.children[4].material.color.setHex(0xffcc66);
the object itself is a UV mapped .obj exported from blender. This happens even if the texture does not have transparency.

Answer 1

First, in three.js, the final color is the product of material.color and material.map, component-wise.
So if you change material.color, the final texture color will be tinted.
Second, if two meshes share the same material, and you change the material color, then both meshes will change color.
To prevent that, you need to have a separate material instance for each mesh.
material2 = material1.clone();
three.js r.77

Answer 2

If you want to change color of part, it is not important an object, but a material var reference.
//your solution as i understand question
var material1 = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( .. );
var mesh1.material = material1;
var mesh2.material = material1;
material1.color= red; // both meshes change color.
//solution:
var mesh1.material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( .. );
var mesh2.material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( .. );
//or
var material1 = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( .. );
var material2 = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial( .. );
var mesh1.material = material1;
var mesh2.material = material2;