EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-4/A (No. 333-60991) of AKI Holding Corp. of our report dated
January 25, 2002 relating to the financial  statements of Color  Prelude,  which
appears in this Form 8-K/A.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Knoxville, Tennessee
March 1, 2002