Also fits: This cartridge fits the Ricoh Aficio MP C306, MP C307, MP C406 and MP C407 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 17,000 pages for black and 6,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

We print almost nothing yellow. Why is the yellow cartridge the empty one?

Because yellow hides inside other colors. Every green is cyan plus yellow, every warm skin tone, wood tone, and autumn color in a photo leans on it, and the machine also spends small amounts of yellow on routine calibration and cleaning cycles. Offices are routinely surprised by yellow running out "first" — it was working on far more pages than its name suggests.

What does yellow cost per page on this platform?

This cartridge is $53.88 for a rated 6,000 pages — about 0.90¢ per page for the yellow component alone, the same rate as the other two colors and well above the black cartridge's roughly 0.35¢. We would rather state that plainly than call color on this machine cheap: it is a compact platform with low-yield colors, and the per-page color cost is the trade-off.

Is this cartridge specific to the MPC306, or does it cover the family?

It covers the family. The 842094 yellow cartridge is shared across the Ricoh MP C306, MP C307 and MP C406 platform of compact color MFPs, and the listing title names just one of those models. Keep one spare and it serves any machine in the family that reports yellow low.

How can I tell yellow is fading when yellow is so hard to see?

Watch what it builds rather than yellow itself: greens shift blue and lose their brightness, warm tones and faces go cool or gray, and highlights look chalky. The on-screen toner gauge is the reliable check — by the time a printed page looks obviously wrong, the cartridge is effectively empty.

Does an empty yellow stop the whole machine?

It can. Many color MFPs refuse all printing — including black-only jobs — while any cartridge sits empty, because the machine protects its imaging components. Even where monochrome printing continues, treat the low-yellow warning as the ordering trigger; a stopped shared printer costs more than a cartridge kept one-deep on the shelf.

What cover comes with this cartridge if something goes wrong?

A 1-year warranty plus free returns for a full year — the details live on our shipping and returns page. If a cartridge underperforms, reach our support team between 9 AM and 5 PM CST on weekdays and we will make it right.

About This Ricoh 842094 Yellow Toner Cartridge

The quiet workhorse color of Ricoh's compact MFP platform: 6,000 rated pages for $53.88, about 0.90¢ per page for the yellow component — the color behind every green and warm tone the machine produces, priced and rated honestly. Its companions are listed in the Ricoh range at Clever Supplies. Orders leave from IL, PA, GA, or CA warehouses, and the cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and a year of free returns.