Colors dull when saving an .eps

I created an RGB file in Illustrator CS5. I saved an .eps, also RBG, and the colors are much duller. I've tweaked the color settings and tried using Pantone colors to no avail. Not sure what else to do?

Supposing you save to EPS version 10 or above:
When opening the EPS in Illustrator you shouldn't see any difference at all, because Illustrator will open the AI part of the file.
Only when opening or placing the file in another software you might see this difference. So: which one is it?
You only see a difference if you check the "include CMYK colors" option in EPS settings.
This opens 2 questions:
- do you need EPS at all?
- do you actually need this CMYK data?

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