SKU:

CS-Canon-034-Y

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

034Y

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 7300

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does yellow run out without anyone noticing?

Yellow is the quiet cartridge. It prints no text, draws no outlines, and when it fades the page does not look empty — it looks slightly cold. Greens lose their yellow and slide blue, warm backgrounds go pale, highlights flatten. People register that prints look "off" for weeks before anyone blames a cartridge, and yellow is usually the one that has been emptying the whole time. It is the classic silent depletion of a color machine: the cartridge that announces itself the least matters more than it looks.

Why is this yellow $69.38 when the cyan and magenta are $63.94?

We will give you the straight version: in this 034 family listing, the yellow is priced $5.44 above its two partners despite carrying the same 7,300-page rating. That puts its cost at roughly 0.95 cents per page against about 0.88 cents for the cyan and magenta. There is no extra yield or feature hiding in the difference — it is simply where this cartridge sits in the range. We would rather show you the arithmetic than dress the number up, and on a per-page basis it remains under a cent.

How can I confirm yellow is the problem before ordering?

Print the machine's built-in test or status page and read the yellow block on its own. A healthy yellow block prints as a solid, even band; a dying one is pale, streaked or missing in patches. The other quick tell is in your own output: if greens have been drifting blue and warm tones look washed while black text stays sharp, yellow is the channel that has gone. Two minutes with a test page beats replacing the wrong cartridge and still having blue-green prints.

Which printers use the Canon 034 yellow?

The imageCLASS color multifunction machines built on the Canon 034 platform — the ImageClass MF810Cdn and ImageClass MF820Cdn. The supply list for those machines names this cartridge as the Canon 034 yellow, part number 034Y. It fills the yellow slot only; the cyan (034C), magenta (034M) and black cartridges are separate units with separate lives, and changing this one does not disturb them.

Does a compatible yellow risk throwing the color balance off?

Color balance is set by the machine's calibration, not by the badge on the cartridge. After installing any new color cartridge — ours included — run the printer's color calibration routine so the fresh supply is measured and matched against its partners. That one step is what keeps a new yellow blending correctly with a mid-life cyan and magenta. Skipping calibration after a swap is the most common reason a good cartridge gets blamed for a bad-looking print.

What happens if this cartridge fails or prints badly?

It is covered twice over: a 1-year warranty against defects, and 1-year free returns if it does not perform the way it should. You are not stuck with a poor cartridge because you chose the compatible route. The full terms sit on our shipping and returns page, and our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if you would rather talk through a print problem before sending anything back.

About This Yellow Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon 034 yellow toner cartridge, part number 034Y, rated for up to 7,300 pages, for the ImageClass MF810Cdn and ImageClass MF820Cdn color multifunction printers. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California and is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. The cyan, magenta, black and the combined 3-color set for the same machines are on our Canon toner page.