Help with coloring LowerTorso differently from UpperTorso on the R15 rig

[bullettrain5]

So recently, i’ve been trying to recreate some features of an old game i used to play called blockland, and have run into a problem with coloring the avatar properly.

In the R15 rig, the lowertorso will always take the color of the uppertorso, no matter how hard i try. i have been trying to get around this but it has been extremely difficult for me, so i’ve come here for help.

Here is an example:

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

WHAT I WANT TO DO:

thank you for reading, please help if you can!

[bullettrain5]

ok, i took a more in depth look and found out that the part had a texture that prevented it’s color from changing, so i removed that and now it works. if you have this issue: it’s probably not gonna be the same fix.