How do I change the color of a movieclip each time it loops?

[DGTLguy]

I have a hexagon that follows a motion path. This motion path is a movie clip, and so is the hexagon inside the motion path movieclip. Each time it loops I want it to randomly choose between 4 colors. Any ideas? I was trying to create a function using the Color object, but it didn't seem to work for movieclips inside a movie clip for some reason. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.

 

[RedRobotHero]

You should use actionscript, but I'm guessing you aren't referencing the mc right.

Where did you place the script code, and where is the mc you want to reference?

 

[DGTLguy]

Well I tried placing the code inside the movieclip and also on the stage timeline.
Right now, my code is as such:
color1 = new Color(path1_mc.spiral);
color1.setRGB(0x843B31);

this is placed on the timeline on the stage, and spiral is the movieclip that moves within the path1_mc movieclip which is on the stage. I have a total of 10 path movieclips, each with a spiral inside. The movieclips start playing on a mousemove event, and this color code is also inside that event right now. Any ideas on where to put it? Thanks in advance.