Adidas NMD_R1 'Black Signal Green'
Colorway: Core Black/Signal Green/Cloud White · Style code: EF4268 · Release date: March 24, 2020 · Price: $384 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Adidas NMD_R1 'Black Signal Pink' (FV9153) · Adidas NMD_R1 'Black Signal Green' (FX1032) · Adidas NMD_R1 Knit 'Black Signal Pink' (FV1738) · Adidas NMD R1 Sneakers (FV3647) · Adidas NMD_R1 J 'White Black Signal Green' (FW2699)
adidas ran Signal Green through more than one NMD_R1 in spring 2020, and this is the black-based one, out on March 24, a few weeks ahead of the grey version. The difference matters more than it sounds: on grey the accent blends into a cool mid-tone, while on Core Black it sits at maximum contrast and the shoe reads as two colours rather than three.
The white midsole is what completes it. With a dark upper above and bright foam below, the profile divides cleanly at the midsole line, and the accent is free to land wherever it does without being read as part of either block. Signal Green itself comes out of high-visibility safety wear, a yellow-green tuned to be seen rather than to match anything. Beneath the foam, the rubber outsole keeps the segmented pattern, and the pair was priced at $130, the model's standard figure at the time.