SKU:

CS-CN-6-G

Condition:

New (compatible)

OEM Part #:

BCI-6

Color:

Green

Ink Type:

Dye

Page Yield:

280 pages

Chip:

No chip — optical ink sensor

Warranty:

Lifetime Warranty

Returns:

1 Year

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a separate green tank add that cyan and yellow cannot mix?

Reach. Green on paper normally comes from mixing cyan and yellow, and that mix has a ceiling — deep forest tones, rich grass and saturated teal water sit outside it. The BCI-6 Green lays the color down directly, widening the gamut the printer can reach. Nature photographers notice the difference first.

Which printers take the BCI-6 Green?

It is listed for the Canon i9900, Canon PIXMA iP8500, Canon i560, Canon i860, Canon i865, Canon i900D, Canon i950, Canon i960, Canon PIXMA iP3000 and Canon PIXMA iP4000 — the full list is under Compatible Printers on this page.

What if my printer turns out to have no green slot?

Then this tank has nowhere to go — never force a cartridge into a holder it was not shaped for. Check your model against the list before ordering. Ordered by mistake? The 1-year returns window covers unopened cartridges, and a four or six color model uses the standard BCI-6 Cyan and BCI-6 Yellow instead.

Foliage looks flat and yellowish — is the green tank the fix?

It can be, once the basics check out. Print a nozzle check: if the green band is missing or broken, flow is the issue and a cleaning cycle or fresh tank answers it. If the pattern is complete, blame a paper or quality setting — the driver only leans on green at photo settings.

Green is rated at 280 pages too — will it last longer in practice?

The rating matches the family: about 280 pages under ISO/IEC 24711 at around 5% coverage. In real life green is a supporting color, not a base, so this tank usually empties more slowly than black or cyan. A landscape-heavy portfolio run is the exception — there, green works as hard as any tank in the machine.

With no chip fitted, how will I know the green tank is running low?

The printer reads the level optically, through the tank itself, so there is no chip to fail or reset. The on-screen monitor keeps working as it did with the original cartridge. Watch it before a long photo session; a specialty tank is the one you least want running dry mid-print.

Does green work on its own, or as half of a pair with red?

Canon added green and red together to stretch the gamut in opposite directions — green opens the nature tones, the BCI-6 Red opens warm tones. Each tank works independently and can be replaced alone, but photo printers usually keep both fresh, together with the BCI-6 Photo Cyan and BCI-6 Photo Magenta.

Why is a compatible the normal way to buy this tank now?

These printers left production years ago, and original stock for a specialty color like green disappeared first. This Clever Supplies cartridge is built to the same BCI-6 specification, filled with dye ink to the original standard — so a capable photo printer does not get retired over one empty slot.

What does the warranty cover on a specialty color like this?

The same Lifetime Warranty as every Clever Supplies inkjet cartridge. Leaking, poor flow or weak color from this tank means a replacement or a refund when you contact us — the coverage does not shrink because the color is a niche one. Unopened spares are also covered by 1-year returns.