set runtimepath

I was trying to understand how runtimepath option works and was experimenting with it. I bumped onto a small problem.

I set up my runtimepath and copy mycolor.vim file into it.  After I set my runtimepath, :set runtimepath=~/Projects/learningvimthehardway/colors, I run the color command, :color mycolor. I get the following message: E185: Cannot find color scheme mycolor.

Does anybody know why it is doing it? I do see the file mycolor.vim in my  runtimepath directory. 

Here is what I get when run mvim --version:

IM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Jan  2 2012 17:38:47)

MacOS X (unix) version

Included patches: 1-390

Compiled by Bjorn Winckler <bjorn.winckler@gmail.com>

Huge version with MacVim GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):

+arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent 

+clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments 

+conceal +cryptv +cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui +diff 

+digraphs +dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi 

+file_in_path +find_in_path +float +folding -footer +fork() +fullscreen 

-gettext -hangul_input +iconv +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap 

+libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession 

+modify_fname +mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm 

+mouse_netterm -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm +mouse_urxvt +multi_byte 

+multi_lang -mzscheme +netbeans_intg +odbeditor +path_extra +perl 

+persistent_undo +postscript +printer +profile +python -python3 +quickfix 

+reltime +rightleft +ruby +scrollbind +signs +smartindent -sniff +startuptime 

+statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary +tag_old_static -tag_any_white 

-tcl +terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title +toolbar +transparency 

+user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo +vreplace 

+wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset +xim -xsmp 

-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save 

   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"

     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"

      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"

  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"

    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"

    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"

  fall-back for $VIM: "/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim"

Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_MACVIM -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -pipe  -DMACOS_X_UNIX -no-cpp-precomp  -g -O2 -arch i386 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1      

Linking: gcc   -L.    -L.         -arch i386 -L/usr/local/lib -o Vim -framework Cocoa -framework Carbon      -lncurses  -liconv -framework Cocoa    -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib  -L/System/Library/Perl/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE -lperl -lm -lutil -lc -framework Python   -framework Ruby  

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