The new nameplate design has changed how friends are separated from other users, instead of their name being yellow, they now have a yellow outline. This however is awfully similar to how speaking indicator for none friends looks.

Due to this it's more difficult to differentiate these two, especially if you are color blind. You should normally be able to separate these without having to rely on color.

Remove the yellow outline for friends and instead either make the nameplate it self yellow or just the name again.

They currently just stand out too much and can easily be mixed up with the speaking indicator. (It's also hard to see when they are speaking.)

The first photo compares the Friend and No Friend Speaking nameplate in black and white, while the second one does so in full color.