SKU:

Clever-BRTR-Tn-336-Y

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN331Y TN336Y

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 1500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

I keep seeing TN331Y and TN336Y for the same slot. Which one do I actually need?

Both codes point at the same cartridge shape — that is the source of the confusion. The real choice is not the code but the fill: TN331 means the standard fill and TN336 the high-yield fill. This cartridge is the standard fill, so if either code appears in your printer's documentation, this cartridge fits; the only question is whether its yield matches your volume.

What yield does this yellow give me?

Yellow rated at 1,500 pages at 5% coverage, for $32.86. The high-yield version of the family carries 3,500 pages. For printers where yellow plays a supporting role — greens, golds and photographic warmth — the standard fill is frequently the proportionate buy.

How can I be sure before I order?

Match your printer model against the compatibility list below; if your model appears, this cartridge is correct for it regardless of which of the two codes your paperwork quotes. That check takes ten seconds and removes the code doubt entirely.

Why does yellow deserve attention if it is barely visible?

Because its absence is very visible. Yellow quietly underpins greens and skin tones, and when it fades those colors skew cold and strange while text still looks perfect — a confusing fault until you know yellow is behind it.

Which printers does this cartridge fit?

This dual-coded yellow cartridge fits the following Brother models: HL-L8250, HL-L8350, HL-L8350CDWT, HL-L8250CDN, HL-L8350CDW, MFC-L8600, MFC-L8850, MFC-L8600CDW and MFC-L8850CDW

What if I still manage to order the wrong cartridge?

You are protected by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns — details on our shipping and returns page. Orders ship from IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is available 9 AM–5 PM CST to untangle codes before you buy.

The printer is asking for yellow — should I refresh the other colors while the cover is open?

No. Change only the slot the machine names. Each cartridge in this family keeps its own remaining life, and pulling healthy cyan or magenta early just throws away pages you have already paid for. This TN331Y belongs in the yellow slot alone; the others should be swapped on their own schedules, when their own work empties them.

Before a long color run, how can I check the yellow without wasting pages?

Print a single page that carries greens and warm highlights — a chart or a familiar photo works. Yellow itself is nearly invisible on white paper, but its condition shows in the colors it builds: greens that have slid cold and blue, or highlights that look washed out, say this TN336Y-coded cartridge is fading before the long run starts, not halfway through it.

Do two-sided pages count once or twice against this cartridge's 1,500 pages?

Twice. Yield is counted in printed sides, so a duplex sheet spends two pages of the rating. Fifteen hundred rated pages therefore equal about 750 two-sided sheets. Offices that duplex their color handouts by default should plan yellow's life in sheets accordingly — the cartridge is not draining early, the counting is simply happening on both faces of the paper.

Yellow fades so quietly — is it worth keeping one sealed spare ready?

For this color, yes. Yellow's decline announces itself through other colors going strange, often mid-job, which is the worst moment to start an order. A sealed TN331Y stored flat in its packaging keeps perfectly well and turns a confusing color fault into a two-minute swap. Order the next spare when the current one goes in, and the slot never catches you out.

About This TN331Y / TN336Y Yellow Toner Cartridge

Written for anyone puzzled by the two codes, this compatible yellow cartridge fits every machine in the TN331/TN336 family and delivers the TN331 standard fill — 1,500 rated pages at $32.86. One cartridge, either code, no wrong door. Its partners include the TN331 black and the money-saving four-color set, with the rest of the family in our Brother range. For the three tiers of this platform priced side by side — TN331, TN336 and TN339 — and the per-page math that separates two tiers sharing one shelf price, see our Best Brother TN331 Toner Cartridges and check what the four-color set saves against four singles.