I'm coming up on 10 years, how about a red name, or cyan or royal purple? I don't know, something that pops!
On a side note, I know you've changed everything back, but I disagree with the different shades for different activity levels...I've been here a long time but have a relatively low post count, mainly because I prefer to observe.
I used to be admin here and I was playing around with color schemes and stuff like that way back in the day, so I feel your pain in regards to communtiy backlash!