ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Life Vest Yellow.
Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Golden Yellow is a little darker, more muted than Life Vest Yellow.
The same difference applies the other way round: Life Vest Yellow is a little lighter, more saturated.
ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.
See Life Vest Yellow on the colour wheel See Golden Yellow on the colour wheel
All matches: Life Vest Yellow equivalents · Golden Yellow equivalents