Cross-reference: Genuine cartridge numbers (Type SP C811DNHA, high yield): Black 820000, Cyan 820024, Magenta 820016, Yellow 820008. Yields: Black 20,000 pages, Cyan/Magenta/Yellow 15,000 pages each. Fits Ricoh Aficio SP C811DN; also sold for Lanier LP440c.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the cyan seem to run out while the other colors still show plenty left?

Because most office color work leans blue. Letterheads, charts, links in printed documents, skies and water in images — cyan does more of that lifting than magenta or yellow, so on a Ricoh SP C811DN it is usually the first color to flash low. That is normal wear, not a defect: this cartridge is rated at 15,000 pages, and at $85.97 that works out to roughly 0.57 cents per page for the color doing the heaviest work in the machine.

How long should one cyan cartridge last in a typical office?

It depends on how much color you print and how blue-heavy it is. At around 500 color pages a month, a 15,000-page rating stretches a long way; a print room pushing thousands of brochures will move through it far faster. The 15,000 figure assumes standard coverage, so pages with large solid-blue areas will land below it and mostly-text pages with a color logo will land above it.

Which printers does this cyan cartridge fit?

This cartridge is made for Ricoh SP C811DN. If your machine is in that family, it seats in the cyan slot the same way the original does. The black cartridge for the same printer is a separate listing — this page is only the cyan.

What happens to my print quality as the cyan gets low?

Blues and greens start to wash out first — skies go pale and corporate blues lose their depth while blacks and reds still look fine. That fade is your practical signal to order, rather than waiting for the machine to stop mid-job. A new cartridge restores the full color balance in one swap.

What if the cartridge arrives damaged or my printer reports a problem with it?

Every cartridge we sell is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a cartridge that arrives damaged or fails early in its life comes back to us instead of becoming your loss. The full terms are on our shipping & returns page. Support is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, if you want a person to look at the problem with you.

How quickly will my order reach me?

We ship from four warehouses — IL, PA, GA and CA — so the order leaves from whichever stock point gets it to you fastest. A single cartridge travels in its sealed packaging, and keeping it sealed until install day is the best storage: upright, out of direct heat and sunlight.

About This Ricoh SP C811DN Cyan Toner Cartridge

This is the cyan cartridge for the Ricoh SP C811DN color laser printer, rated at 15,000 pages and priced at $85.97 — about 0.57 cents per page for the hardest-working color in the machine. It is one of the Ricoh toner cartridges we stock alongside the magenta, yellow and the separately listed black for the same printer. Every order is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, and ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses.

The same printers are also supplied by the C811DN four-color set. Printers on this platform — Aficio SP C811DN-T1, Aficio SP C811DN-T2, Aficio SP C811DN-T3, Aficio SP C811DN and Aficio SP C811DN-DL — all feed from the 820024.