SKU:

HEWCF352A-COM

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF352A

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

1,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which colour is CF352A, and how do I know it is not one of the other 130A codes?

CF352A is yellow — the yellow cartridge in HP's 130A family, priced here at $36.41 as a single cartridge. The code is printed on the cartridge label for the yellow station, which keeps it distinct from the cyan and magenta cartridges in the same family. If the label on the cartridge you pulled out reads CF352A, this is its like-for-like replacement.

Why have my greens gone dull and bluish?

Green on a printed page is a partnership between cyan and yellow. When yellow fades, cyan is left on its own and greens collapse toward blue — grass looks teal, lime charts turn cold, and a fresh spring green comes out looking like deep water. Pale, washed-out greens are one of the clearest fingerprints of a yellow cartridge nearing the end, even when every other colour still looks convincing.

Why is a fading yellow so much harder to spot than the other colours?

Black text and most office documents spend almost no yellow, and the human eye tolerates weak yellow longer than weak cyan or magenta — there is simply less of it in an ordinary page to miss. The shortage usually announces itself in photographs and graphics first: oranges lose their warmth, skin tones look slightly grey, and yellow highlights print so faintly they nearly disappear, while text pages still look perfectly normal.

How far should 1,000 pages of yellow actually take me?

The CF352A is rated at 1,000 pages at standard coverage. In practice, a household or office printing mostly letters and forms may take a very long time to spend a yellow cartridge, whereas colour presentations, school projects and photo pages draw on it steadily. The rating gives you a fair basis for planning a spare; your own mix of colour work decides how quickly you reach it.

Do I need to change anything else when I replace just the yellow?

No. Yellow occupies its own station and can be replaced by itself, leaving the cyan, magenta and black cartridges undisturbed. Afterwards, colour copies will draw on the fresh yellow straight away, while scanning — a function that uses no toner whatsoever — is unaffected either way.

What should I check if colours still look washed out after fitting the new yellow?

First, print a colour test or supplies page and look at the yellow band on its own: a solid, even band means the new cartridge is doing its work and the washed-out look lies elsewhere, most often in a second colour that is also low. A streaky or broken yellow band points back to this station, so reseat the cartridge firmly and print the test again before assuming the worst.

About This CF352A Yellow Cartridge

Yellow is the quietest colour in the 130A family and often the last one anyone thinks to replace — which is exactly why this single CF352A exists. For $36.41 it puts a full 1,000-page yellow cartridge into machines such as the LaserJet Pro MFP M177fw, reviving the greens, oranges and warm tones that fade first when yellow runs short, while the rest of your cartridges carry on to the end of their own lives.

It is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Orders are dispatched from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA — see the shipping & returns page for how delivery and returns work in practice — and help is on hand Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. Everything else for these printers sits in the store's HP section.