Flatten image makes areas dull in final output.

Hi,
I've been trying to figure this out for the past day.  I have a multi-layered PSB file that I've used blending modes, adjustment layers, etc. in and I'm trying to flatten a copy in order to run a custom masking action on.  I've tried Save As: tif, jpg, png with same result.  Also I've tried Flatten Image, Merge Visible, Merge/Stamp Copy all with same result.
On the left is the original.  On the right is the "flattened" image.  NOTICE the orange in the space suit as well as definition in the vertical lines in the background seem more dull in the flattened version.
Does anyone have an idea of what I've done wrong or how to fix this issue?
Thank you.

tmquirk wrote:
 ... it turns out was the issue.  I have a special color profile setting for my monitors that I use for my workspace, but when you flatten PS doesn't maintain it. ...
Never heard of that before and that's not how PS is meant to work. Flattening an image doesn't change neither document's color profile nor the working space color profile in your Color settings. You can see the color profile of your document all the time if you select it from the drop down menu of the document's window here:
Does the profile change before and after flattening? If your document is without a color profile (Untagged) then the colors will be displayed on your monitor using the color profile selected for working spaces in your Color settings which can be accessed from Edit>Color Settings (Shift + Ctrl + K). Is there any changes there before and after flattening?
One thing that may change the appearance and I think hasn't been mentioned so far is if your artwork has transparency that reaches all the way through all layers to the bottom and you are not previewing your image with a fully opaque white layer at the bottom.

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