SKU:

CLSD-BRTR-Tn-221-225-Y

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN-225Y

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Color: 2200

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

The printer keeps warning about yellow, but prints still come out — can I just keep going?

For a little while, but the cost shows up in the output: without enough yellow, greens turn bluish, skin tones go cold and highlighted areas lose their warmth. Swapping in this TN225Y now, at $27.88, is cheaper than reprinting a batch of off-color pages later.

What does a page from this cartridge cost?

The TN225Y is rated at 2,200 pages, so at $27.88 a page works out to roughly 1.27 cents in toner. That is the high-yield yellow for this platform — the standard black beside it, the TN221BK, is rated at 2,500 pages. For the full shelf, see our Best Brother TN221 Toner Cartridges guide: the TN221BK black cartridge, the high-yield TN225 colors, the mixed sets and the DR221 drum units are compared side by side — including what each route costs per page when a single slot or the whole printer runs dry.

Why does yellow seem to run out before the other colors?

Yellow is quietly used in far more than yellow objects: it warms skin tones, builds oranges and greens, and enriches photos and charts. A color-heavy month can drain it ahead of cyan and magenta even though nothing on the page looked particularly yellow.

Which printers does the TN225Y fit?

Brother models on the TN221/TN225 platform, including HL-3140, HL-3170, HL-3140CW, HL-3170CDW, MFC-9130, MFC-9330, MFC-9340, MFC-9130CW, MFC-9330CDW, MFC-9340CDW, DCP-9020, DCP-9020CDN, DCP-9020CDW, HL-3140CDW, HL-3150CDN, HL-3150CDW, HL-3170CDW, MFC-9140CDN, MFC-9330CW and MFC-9340CW. If you are restocking the full color side instead, the TN221/TN225 4-color set covers black and all three colors together.

Is changing just the yellow really a one-minute job?

Yes — open the printer, slide the old yellow out, slide this one in. The other cartridges stay where they are, and the printer recognizes the new yellow on its own counter without any reset procedure from you.

What guarantee backs this single cartridge?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, detailed on our shipping & returns page. It ships from one of our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses, and our support team is on Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM CST.

How do I make sure I am ordering yellow and not another color by mistake?

Read the last letter of the code on the cartridge you are removing: this one is the TN225Y, and the Y is the whole instruction. The TN225 colors share a name and a box shape, so ordering by the full code — TN225Y for yellow — is the check that prevents a cyan or magenta arriving when your greens are the thing suffering.

Why can yellow not be judged from a page of black text?

Because a text page barely uses it. Black text runs on the TN221BK, so a perfect-looking letter tells you nothing about the yellow slot. Judge this TN225Y with a color page instead — a photo, a chart, or a green graphic — where missing yellow shows immediately as cold, bluish color. The right test page makes the verdict obvious.

How does keeping a dated reference print help with yellow?

Print one rich color page when this TN225Y is fresh and keep it in the drawer. Months later, when output looks subtly wrong, print the same page and compare it against the reference side by side. Yellow loss is gradual and easy to talk yourself out of; the dated pair turns a vague feeling into a clear before-and-after.

Is it worth keeping a spare yellow on the shelf?

For color-heavy printing, yes — precisely because yellow fades quietly. Black announces its end with unreadable text; yellow just makes everything look slightly off while work keeps flowing out wrong. A sealed TN225Y in reserve, stored cool and dry, converts that slow drift into a two-minute correction the moment your reference comparison confirms it.

About This TN225Y Yellow Cartridge

This is the standalone high-yield yellow for TN221/TN225 printers — 2,200 pages at about 1.27 cents a page — for owners whose warning light names yellow and nothing else. Replacing it on time keeps greens and skin tones honest, and it sits alongside the other colors in our Brother collection.