SKU:

CS-Bro-New-tn221-tn225-yellow

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN225Y

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color:2200

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the yellow warning always get postponed?

Because a low yellow rarely stops a document from looking acceptable at a glance — text still prints, so the warning gets dismissed week after week. The cost shows up quietly instead: greens lose their freshness, warm tones and skin tones drift, and charts stop matching what is on screen.

What are the visible signs the yellow is actually finished?

Prints that look washed out or oddly blue, grass and foliage turning gray-green, and highlights losing their warmth. If black text still looks perfect while color pages look wrong, yellow is the first suspect — and this cartridge is the fix.

Which printers take this yellow?

It fits the 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, sliding into the yellow slot next to the TN221BK black and the TN225 cyan and magenta.

How far does a fresh yellow cartridge go?

It is rated at 2,200 pages at the standard 5% coverage, priced at $27.88. Offices printing mostly text with a color header will stretch it a long way; color-rich pages will use it at something closer to the rating.

Should yellow be replaced alone or as part of a set?

Alone, when it is the only color fading — that is precisely what this single cartridge is for. If cyan and magenta are also near the end, the TN221/TN225 set replaces everything at a much lower per-cartridge cost. 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 how the standard and high-yield colors differ when black stays the same cartridge either way.

What guarantee comes with this cartridge?

It is covered by a 1-year warranty, and returns are free for a year — the full wording is in our shipping and returns policy. We ship from IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, with support on hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

What order check prevents a cyan arriving instead of this yellow?

Specify the complete code: TN225Y. The color cartridges on this platform are near-identical boxes separated only by their final letter, and this listing is sold under the TN221 family name, which makes careless ordering easy. The Y in TN225Y is the entire difference between the yellow your greens need and a cyan you already have.

Why do photo-heavy months consume yellow out of proportion?

Because yellow works inside far more colors than it names. Every green leaf, warm highlight and realistic skin tone in a photo is built partly from yellow, so a month of photo or brochure printing can draw this TN225Y down faster than the charts in the same run drain cyan. The 2,200-page rating assumes average pages; image-rich pages are not average.

Why does yellow, of all colors, justify a sealed shelf spare?

Because its absence is the easiest to miss and the slowest to forgive. Work keeps printing with low yellow — it just looks progressively colder and less accurate, and a batch of off-color pieces may go out before anyone names the cause. A TN225Y kept sealed, cool and dry turns that slow decline into a same-day fix when you spot it.

When the empty yellow comes out, is there any reason to keep it briefly?

Yes — hold it until the fresh TN225Y has printed a known color page to your satisfaction, ideally against a reference print from when color last looked right. The empty confirms the code you reordered and proves the swap, not something else, restored the color. After that confirmation it can be discarded, its evidence work complete.

About This TN225 Yellow Cartridge

A single yellow cartridge rated at 2,200 pages for $27.88, made for the most commonly ignored slot in the printer. Replacing it restores the greens, warm tones and color balance that fade so gradually most people only notice once a fresh cartridge shows them what was missing. The rest of this family's cartridges are gathered on our Brother toner page.