LCL LC501XL KCMY Ink Cartridge 4-Pack for Compatible Brother Printers

A four-cartridge KCMY pack gives you black, cyan, magenta and yellow ink for compatible Brother printers. It brings the colours together in one replacement set for everyday documents and colour printing.

The black cartridge uses pigment ink, while the cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges use dye ink. That combination supports clear text alongside bright, layered colour on printed pages.

With a stated yield of 500 pages at 5% coverage, this set is suited to regular home or small-office printing where both black and colour are used.

Key specifications

• Type: Compatible ink cartridge set
• Format: KCMY 4-pack
• Ink colours: Black, cyan, magenta and yellow
• Ink types: Pigment ink for black, dye ink for cyan, magenta and yellow
• Page yield: 500 pages for K and 500 pages for CMY at 5% coverage, on Letter/A4
• Cartridge references: LC501XLBK, LC501XLC, LC501XLM and LC501XLY

The different ink formulations serve distinct printing needs. Pigment black is designed to render fine characters with strong contrast, making it useful for letters, forms and other text-heavy pages. The dye-based colours produce bright, layered prints, adding colour to charts, schoolwork, invitations and other everyday materials. Choosing a complete KCMY set is a practical way to replenish all four ink colours together rather than replacing only one colour at a time.

Compatibility & requirements

This LCL set is compatible with the Brother MFC-J1260DW, MFC-J1360DW, MFC-J1410DW and MFC-J1260W. Match your printer’s model number with this list before selecting the cartridges, compatibility is specific to these listed MFC-J models. The set is intended as a compatible replacement for the LC501 family, with separate black, cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges.

For example, a household that prints school assignments, forms and occasional colour pages can use the black cartridge for text and the colour cartridges for diagrams or other graphics. The listed page yield is measured at 5% coverage, so it is a reference for light page coverage rather than a fixed count for every document. Pages with more ink coverage will use ink differently.

Usage tips

Keep the cartridge colours matched to the corresponding printer positions when replacing ink: black for text and the three colour cartridges for colour output. When a job needs only black text, selecting a black-and-white print setting can help avoid using colour ink for that task. For documents that include charts, images or coloured headings, colour printing makes use of the cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges.

Consider the kind of work you print most often when choosing a replacement set. A single-colour replacement focuses on one depleted cartridge, while this four-pack supplies all four colours together and is useful when you want a complete KCMY set on hand. The separate cartridges also make it possible to replace a colour individually as it runs low, rather than treating the set as one combined cartridge.

Final verdict

For owners of the listed Brother MFC-J printers, this LCL LC501XL set combines all four ink colours in one compatible replacement pack. Its pigment black supports crisp text, while dye-based cyan, magenta and yellow bring bright colour to everyday prints. It suits regular mixed printing at home or in a small office, especially when you want both text and colour cartridges ready for the next job.