SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-TN439-Yellow

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN439Y

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color:9000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

Yellow is almost invisible on paper — how does it manage to stop the whole printer?

Because the machine cannot judge your documents the way you do. Yellow is a full member of the color mix: it builds greens with cyan, warms photographs, and sits inside most brand colors, so Brother's flagship printers refuse to print color work with an empty yellow rather than quietly producing wrong colors. The TN439Y is often the cartridge people are surprised by — it seems to do nothing, right up until its absence halts the queue. Keeping one in reserve is the standard fix, and at 9,000 rated pages a spare lasts a long while on the shelf.

Where does yellow toner actually go in ordinary office printing?

In more places than the page suggests. Highlighter-style callouts and warning boxes are nearly pure yellow. Charts use it for bars and segments, logos frequently carry it, and warm paper tones in photographic printing are built from it. On top of document content, the printer's own calibration routines consume small amounts of every color, yellow included. That is how a cartridge that looks unused still empties on schedule in a busy office.

What does the TN439Y cost per page?

It is rated at 9,000 pages and sells here for $241.72 — around 2.7 cents per rated page, and $96.69 below the $338.41 list price. That matches the cyan and magenta in this family exactly; all three TN439 colors share the same capacity and the same price, so color budgeting on this platform is unusually simple: one figure covers every color cartridge, and only the black is cheaper.

Which printers use the TN439Y?

Four models, per our compatibility data: the HL-L9310CDW, HL-L9310CDWT and HL-L9310CDWTT printers, plus the MFC-L9570CDW all-in-one. The TN439Y is the ultra high-yield yellow for Brother's flagship color platform — the biggest yellow cartridge those machines accept, sized to keep pace with the rest of the TN439 set.

How can I check the yellow level before it becomes an emergency?

Use the machine, not the prints — faded output is a late and ambiguous signal for yellow, since its absence mostly distorts other colors (greens go blue, warm tones cool down) rather than leaving an obvious gap. The printer's display and its supplies status page report each cartridge's remaining level individually. A sensible routine is to glance at the levels when any one color warns, and order the next TN439Y while there is still a buffer.

What happens if this cartridge arrives faulty?

As a genuine Brother item it carries Brother's manufacturer warranty, and our return window on it is 30 days in all cases; the full policy is published on our shipping and returns page. Fit it promptly, print a color test page, and if anything is amiss contact support during the week — we are staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN439Y Toner Cartridge

The TN439Y is the ultra high-yield yellow for Brother's flagship color platform: 9,000 rated pages at $241.72, saving $96.69 against its $338.41 list price. It is the cartridge nobody notices until it is gone — and the one that keeps greens, warm tones and brand colors honest on the HL-L9310CDW and MFC-L9570CDW machines. The full TN439 family sits in the Brother range at Clever Supplies, and we ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA.