Once upon a time, Sarah Kramer was whining. "I just want to know what this color is in hexadecimal! How am I supposed to use it for my background if I don't know what the hex is?"

Luckily for Sarah, Daniel Lewis was listening. One afternoon, he sat down and whipped up a little program. Its main purpose was the requested conversion, but it had a couple of other nifty features. Sarah was thrilled, and generally touched by Daniel's act of mercy. Soon, however, Sarah got on her request-soapbox again. She wanted this feature, that feature, all sorts of features that Daniel had not forseen. After much pestering, he broke down and gave into her pleas. In the meantime, other folks had seen the fruit of his labors and appreciated it nearly as much as Sarah. Spurred on by the enthusiasm of the general public, Daniel created a thing of beauty: Match Head.

And they lived happily ever after.