SKU:

CS-HP-PRO 200 COLOR PRINTER M276NW-Y-1

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF212A

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 1800

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

The box I need just says "yellow" — how do I know this is the right one?

Go by the code, not the color word. Yellow for this printer family is the CF212A, part of the HP 131A line, and this listing is that single cartridge at $32.03. The label on the cartridge you remove will confirm it in seconds; yellow cartridges from other families share the color but not the shape.

Why do greens look muddy when yellow runs low?

Green is a two-toner recipe: the cool partner lays down the base and yellow warms it into leaf and lime shades. Starve the mix of yellow and greens slide toward teal and gray, while reds thin out and oranges collapse toward brown. Muddy greens are one of the most reliable tells that the CF212A, specifically, is the cartridge to change.

How is the yield figure worked out, and what will we actually see?

The rated figure is 1,800 pages at the industry-standard light coverage. Your real number rides on content: invoices with a yellow logo band use a whisper of it, while full-bleed flyers use cups. The printer's own percentage estimate, which learns from your pages, will always beat the box number as a planning tool.

We keep one spare of everything. Any storage advice for this one?

Keep it sealed, flat, cool and out of sunlight, and rotate stock so the oldest spare goes in first. Yellow is the cartridge most likely to sit longest — it often outlasts its neighbors — so a date written on the box when it arrives saves guesswork a year later.

Does the "Color Printer" wording in the listing change what I receive?

No. It is simply part of the long product name for the LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw line. What arrives is one CF212A yellow cartridge for the yellow slot of that machine — the same cartridge regardless of which name variant led you here.

What protection and shipping come with it?

A 1-year warranty and a 1-year free returns period are included. Orders ship from IL, PA, GA and CA, and support runs Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. See our shipping and returns page for the full terms.

About This CF212A Yellow Cartridge

Think of the CF212A as the warmth control for the LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw: by itself it prints the highlighter yellows, but its real job is partnering in every green, orange and gold the machine produces. At $32.03 with a 1,800-page rating, it is a single-cartridge purchase meant to drop into the yellow slot and restore the full color balance.

If output has started to look like a photocopy of itself — flat, cold, a little tired — resist the urge to replace everything at once. Check the gauge, change the one cartridge that is actually low, and let the others finish their rated life.

One more machine belongs on the list: the LaserJet Pro 200 M251nw runs on this cartridge, handy in offices that keep one of each. The rest of the family lines up as the CF210A black cartridge, the CF211A cyan cartridge and the CF213A magenta cartridge; the complete four-cartridge 131A set brings all four together for a single planned change.