@Steve Bentley,
Thank you for taking the time to answer.
That is exactly what I needed:
I did as follows:
1 – ALT + enable the color keyframe
2 – drag the pickwhip to the other shapes’ color.
Attached a screenrecording of what I did, as others may find it useful.
Thanks again for the help,
-Phil.
12256_parentcolors.mov.zip