stone · GR·249
New Balance 9060 Slate Grey with Harbor Grey
The 99X lineage exaggerated, then drained to slate
Specimen · 2026-10-16 stone · K49
The 9060 takes the 99X family and pushes every line outward. Sway bars borrowed from the 990 spread across the whole upper, and the midsole swells into sculpted pods with wavy edges.
In this pair all of it lands in slate and harbor tones, from the mesh to the suede overlays to the dual-density ABZORB and SBS midsole. A translucent device sits at the heel, the tongue logo nods to the 991’s lace jewel, and the diamond outsole pattern comes from the 860.
New Balance frames the shape as a Y2K idea of the future, rendered here without a single bright accent. New Balance lists the pair as U90609XS at $159.99.
Source: New Balance · https://www.newbalance.com/pd/9060/U9060V1_LI-FTW-825955-PMG-NA.html?dwvar_U9060V1__LI-FTW-825955-PMG-NA_style=U90609XS
Tonal range bin K00 → K99
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Nearby on the ramp
Palette4 steps
K49
K49 · stone
#838383
PMS Warm Gray 7 C
R131 G131 B131
K52
K52 · stone
#7C7B7C
PMS Warm Gray 7 C
R124 G123 B124
K55
K55 · pewter
#737374
PMS Warm Gray 7 C
R115 G115 B116
K58
K58 · battleship
#6B6C6C
PMS Warm Gray 8 C
R107 G108 B108
Dossier4 rows
Style U90609XS
Upper Mesh with suede overlays
Midsole Dual-density ABZORB and SBS
Weight 387 g / 13.7 oz