You may only need your PFD one time. Best to have the most day/night visible one available appropriate for your body weight. No inflatables! Use the kill switch. It's the law.
https://coastguardnews.com/coast-gua...es/2021/03/10/
I spent 15 years on a volunteer water rescue team and trying to find someone in a styling profiling dark colored PFD even during daylight hours is tough. Almost impossible at night.