Also fits: This cartridge also fits the Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 31,000 pages for black and 19,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do our prints look cold and bluish when the yellow cartridge runs low?

Yellow is the warmth in the mix. It softens blues, builds greens with cyan, and keeps skin tones and warm backgrounds looking natural. As yellow fades, the remaining colors dominate and output drifts toward a cold, blue-green cast — often the very first visible clue that this cartridge, rather than cyan or magenta, is the one giving out.

Do photos spend more yellow than ordinary office documents?

They do. Photographs are full of the tones yellow works hardest in — skin, sand, wood, warm lighting and green landscapes all draw heavily on it — and they cover far more of the page than a memo does. An office printing photo-heavy material will move through yellow noticeably faster than the 19,000-page standard-coverage rating suggests.

How does the 19,000-page rating translate for a small office?

For everyday mixed documents, a small office can expect one yellow cartridge to last many months, often the best part of a year, because ordinary pages use yellow sparingly. The rating assumes 5% coverage across the whole page; typical letters and reports come in lighter than that in yellow specifically. Treat the figure as a yardstick for comparing cartridges rather than a countdown.

Is the yellow cartridge tied to the C3000 name in this listing?

No. The listing carries one model name, but this 842252 yellow cartridge belongs to the whole Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 color MFP platform, and every machine in that family takes the same yellow cartridge. If your printer is part of that platform, this is the right cartridge even if the exact model name differs from the listing title.

Should a small office keep a spare yellow on the shelf, or order when the warning appears?

Either works, but the spare is the stress-free option. Toner keeps well sealed on the shelf — there is no ink to dry out — so a spare yellow costs nothing in freshness and removes any gap between the old cartridge giving up and a delivery arriving. Offices that print color for clients or deadlines usually find the shelf spare worth it.

If this cartridge turns out to be faulty, how does the return work?

Simply: returns are free for a full year, and every cartridge also carries a one-year warranty, with the full terms on our shipping and returns page. Contact our support team Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, tell us what the output looks like, and we will arrange the fix or replacement.

About This Yellow Toner Cartridge for the Ricoh C3000

This is the single yellow cartridge (842252) for the Ricoh C3000 listings in our Ricoh toner range, rated at up to 19,000 pages for $108.64 — about 0.57 cents per page at standard coverage. Yellow quietly underpins greens, warm tones and natural-looking photographs, and because it is hard to judge on the page, it is the color offices most often discover empty by surprise. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and the cartridge is covered by a one-year warranty with one-year free returns.