In July 2018, Kanye West and adidas released the Yeezy 500 ' Utility Black. ' The retro-inspired silhouette counterbalances a sleek, all-black design with its bulky form. What distinguishes this colorway from the standard triple-black finish is a unique use of tone – it's a semi-faded black that coats the combination of mesh and upper suede, as opposed to the pitch-black variety more common in the firmament of the sneaker.