diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index d483fe4033aced..56999a1955d0a1 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -2145,15 +2145,15 @@ endian). `value` *should* be a valid 64-bit double. Behavior is undefined when
 ```js
 const buf = Buffer.allocUnsafe(8);
 
-buf.writeDoubleBE(0xdeadbeefcafebabe, 0);
+buf.writeDoubleBE(123.456, 0);
 
 console.log(buf);
-// Prints: <Buffer 43 eb d5 b7 dd f9 5f d7>
+// Prints: <Buffer 40 5e dd 2f 1a 9f be 77>
 
-buf.writeDoubleLE(0xdeadbeefcafebabe, 0);
+buf.writeDoubleLE(123.456, 0);
 
 console.log(buf);
-// Prints: <Buffer d7 5f f9 dd b7 d5 eb 43>
+// Prints: <Buffer 77 be 9f 1a 2f dd 5e 40>
 ```
 
 ### buf.writeFloatBE(value, offset)