Canon PG-285/CL-286 Ink Cartridges
Canon PG-285 / CL-286 Ink Cartridges
The PG-285 / CL-286 family is the current FINE generation of the TS7720 and TR7820. Its shelf: PG-285 black (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); PG-285XL black (up to 400 pages, $49.49); CL-286 tri-color (up to 180 pages; no compatible cartridge sold for this code yet); CL-286XL tri-color (up to 400 pages, $70.49). It serves 3 printers, and every cartridge on this page is a Clever Supplies compatible covered by our Lifetime Warranty.
Order carefully at the edges of this family: its color cartridge, the CL-286, also serves Canon’s newer PG-295 printers, but its black cartridges do not — the 2025 models (Canon PIXMA TR7120, Canon PIXMA TS6520, Canon PIXMA TS4320) need the PG-295 black. We stock this family in its XL tier; the standard PG-285 / CL-286 codes are the same slots at up to 180 pages each.
Which PG-285 / CL-286 should you buy?
- XL black only: the PG-285XL Black Ink Cartridge ($49.49) covers the PG-285XL slot alone, at the XL rating of up to 400 pages.
- XL color only: the CL-286XL Tri-Color Ink Cartridge ($70.49) covers the CL-286XL slot alone, also rated at up to 400 pages in XL form.
- Stock up: the PG-285XL CL-286XL Ink Cartridges Set of 5 ($274.50) keeps spares on the shelf in the black-heavy mix these printers actually use.
- Both positions at once: the PG-285XL CL-286XL Ink Cartridges Set of 2 ($118.47) replaces black and color together — the right move when both lights are on.
Chip, ink and everyday use
Because this family is stocked here in its XL tier, each PG-285XL or CL-286XL fitting should settle the printer for its full up to 400 pages — and in this FINE design it also fits a fresh printhead, the part inside the cartridge, so streaks and gaps that cleaning cycles leave behind usually go with the old cartridge. A new compatible chip keeps level readings normal and warns before a cartridge runs dry. Pigment black serves sharp, smudge-resistant text; dye tri-color serves bright photo color. Keep any spare sealed until install day, as an opened FINE cartridge can dry at the nozzle plate.