Side note: I changed the color of the bolded text on the OP. Let me know if that makes it stand out too much. It's supposed to stand out, but I don't know if it's making it harder to read now. I felt like just bolding text wasn't noticeable enough.
I was expecting something actually garish.

It works well and is quite subtle, and if anything makes it a little easier to read. I guess probably because it serves its purpose which is to stand out, but just a little.
That's with both the "Larian" and "Divinity2" schemes: I still use the latter in spite of it looking a bit dated; as much as I'd like to claim "because I don't like change", actually I just find it slightly easier on the eyes. Hmm, I seem to have built an extension on your tangent.