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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Shareholder Services - Statements and
Reports", "General Information - Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm"
and "Financial Statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm" within the Statement of Additional Information and to the use of our
report dated September 26, 2018 with respect to the financial statements of AB
Multi-Manager Select Retirement Allocation Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2010
Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2015 Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2020 Fund, AB
Multi-Manager Select 2025 Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2030 Fund, AB
Multi-Manager Select 2035 Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2040 Fund, AB
Multi-Manager Select 2045 Fund, AB Multi-Manager Select 2050 Fund, and AB
Multi-Manager Select 2055 Fund, eleven of the portfolios constituting AB Cap
Fund, Inc., for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, which are incorporated by
reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 264 to the Registration Statement
(Form N-1A No. 2-29901) of AB Cap Fund, Inc.

                                             /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York
November 28, 2018