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As far as I know, new users are green for a certain time period.

edit: under 2 weeks old

I thought earning enough karma would adjust the color to default, I guesd I am wrong.

I honestly always assumed these are verified celebrities with a million karma.

New account

I always thought they are original poster.

That's red, I think.

If you mean orange:

> Additionally, founders of YC companies see each other's usernames show up in orange, which--although not an explicit benefit--does allow fellow YC founders to immediately identify one another in discussions.

Submitters' names aren't highlighted in any way.

Thought I was going crazy for a bit, but submitters names do show up in red for me. Possibly an extra feature of the Hacker News Enhancement Suite :). TIL.

Good catch. Added.